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"9 /2 ,)!"),)49 4/ 4(% %$)4/23 /2 4(% $)2%#4/23 /2 6!2!# 7 4(% 7%% 3#/43 ITH THE &ESTIVAL NOW BEHIND US ) THINK THAT ITS SAFE TO SAY THAT IT WAS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT UNDER OUR BELT ) BELIEVE IT WAS UP TO THE HIGH STANDARDS THAT 6!2!# HAS BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO DRAW TICKET TO THE 4ARGA .EWFOUNDLAND WHICH WAS WON BY 0ETER 6ICARY OF 6!2!# 4EE SHIRTS WERE SUPPLIED BY -AXELL #ANADA COURTESY OF -ELANIE 7ORSDALE "OB $E3HANE OF ,ITTLE "RITAIN -OTOR #O SPONSORED THE INlELD CAR SHOW 4HIS YEAR IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT ) JUST FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION BOOK &ESTIVAL 0LANNING FOR $UMMIES WHICH 2ON 7ANLESS HAD PREPARED 4HEN ) CALLED 2ON EVERYDAY TO ASK YET ANOTHER STUPID QUESTION 7INE FOR OUR PARTY WAS SUPPLIED BY 2EIFF %STATE 7INERIES AND BY "LACK 0RINCE 7INERY 4HE 4RANS!M GROUP PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY "OB (ARRINGTON WHO HAS PROVIDED US WITH THE RACE REPORT IN THIS ISSUE AND SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS ) HAD &RED 3AMSON LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER PROOF READING THE GUIDE BOOK BUT USUALLY A COUPLE OF PAGES AHEAD OF ME 7HEN ) GOT TO A PROBLEM &RED ALREADY HAD SEEN IT AND lXED IT 7ALTER AND *EREMY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIGGING UP THE EDITORIAL CONTENT CONTACTING OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS AND PUBLISHING THE EVENT PROGRAM -IKE 2OSEN DESIGNED YET ANOTHER GREAT POSTER #AROL "URGE AND 2UTH 3AMSON ORGANIZED THE LADIES TO PHONE AROUND TO REMIND ALL ABOUT THE &RIDAY EVENING 0OT ,UCK 0ARTY A 3-!3().' SUCCESS AGAIN 4HANKS TO ALL THE WORK PUT IN BY #AROL AND HER SISTERS AND %6%29/.% WHO HELPED TO GET IT TOGETHER 7E PUT OUR 6!2!# REGALIA SALES TABLE INTO THE TENT THIS YEAR A GOOD IDEA AS WE SOLD AN UNEXPECTED LARGE AMOUNT OF REGALIA 4HE SALES FRENZY CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AT THE 6!2!# BOOTH *EFF "ATEMAN WAS OUR CHIEF SCRUTINEER HIS HARD WORKING CREW PUTTING IN SOME LONG SESSIONS FROM 4HURSDAY THROUGH 3UNDAY TO GET ALL OF THE CARS THROUGH /N TRACK ACTIVITIES WERE OVERSEEN BY 3TEFAN 7IESEN WHO KEPT THE WHOLE THING RUNNING SMOOTHLY 7E ARE FORTUNATE AT 6!2!# TO HAVE MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES WHO ARE WILLING TO SPONSOR THE &ESTIVAL $ANIEL 4HOMPSON OF '"# !SSET -ANAGEMENT PAID FOR THE USEFUL DOCUMENT FOLDER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ALL ENTRANTS AT REGISTRATION 4HIS ALREADY INCLUDED A FREE 4HERE IS NOT SPACE ENOUGH IN THIS MESSAGE TO THANK !,, THE 6!2!# MEMBERS AND FRIENDS INDIVIDUALLY THAT HELPED OUT AT THE &ESTIVAL 3/ ./7 6!2!# 4(!.+3 9/5 !,, 7E ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF hBEAN COUNTINGv AND PRODUCING A BUSINESS REPORT WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE !'- 7E ARE EXPECTING A POSITIVE OUTCOME lNANCIALLY .EXT YEARS 6!2!# &ESTIVAL HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE FOCUS EVENT FOR THE -' 6).4!'% 2!#%23 IN 3O WE CAN EXPECT SOME LARGE NUMBERS OF ENTRANTS NEXT YEAR !T 7ATKINS 'LEN IN THERE WERE -' RACE CARS ENTERED ) AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ON WITH THE RACE SEASON ALTHOUGH ) WILL MISS THE NEXT RACE AT -OSPORT "!2# !UGUST TH ) AM GOING TO 3COTLAND TO HAVE MY ACCENT BURR ADJUSTED BUT THEN ITS mAT OUT FOR THE 6!2!# #2$! h-INI &ESTIVALv AT -OSPORT -%33!'% LIAISON WITH 62' AND ,E #IRCUIT -ONT 4REMBLANT AND ) 52'% 9/5 TO lLL IN THE ENTRY FORM AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND 2%452. )4 4/ $!.)%, $ANIEL WILL HOLD YOUR CHEQUES UNTIL OUR RACE DATE IS SECURE 4HIS IS A THREE DAY EVENT WITH LOTS OF TRACK TIME FOR #$. ) MUST STRESS THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW %!2,9 ENTRY NUMBERS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRACK MANAGEMENT SEE CONlDENCE AND COMMITMENT FROM 6!2!# AND 62' ) AM HOPING FOR 6!2!# ENTRIES AND 62' ENTRIES /PEN WHEEL CARS WILL LIKELY RUN IN THE FAST GRID SAME AS AT REGIONALS ! GOOD TIP FOR ACCOMMODATION IS #AP 4REMBLANT #ONDOS CLOSE TO THE TRACK 9OU CAN RENT A THREE OR FOUR BEDROOM CONDO AND SHARE IT WITH SOME FRIENDS 4HIS COSTS LESS THAN HOTEL STAY AND A ""1 ON DECK IS INCLUDED #ALL ME IF HELP NEEDED /.% ,!34 2%-).$%2 -ARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE !'- !.$ '!,! "!.15%4 ./6 AT THE "OULEVARD #LUB WE REALLY WANT TO lLL THE HALL THIS YEAR 5NTIL THENx)43 ! '222%!4 $!9 &5222 -/4/222 222!#).' -2+1*5((1:22' 4HEN ON TO MY FAVORITE RACETRACK -ONT 4REMBLANT WHERE WE HOPE WE CAN HOOK UP WITH A BUNCH FROM 62' TO FORM TWO GOOD GRIDS OF FAST AND NOT SO FAST CARS 7E WILL ENJOY THE LOVELY SCENERY OF THE FALL FOLIAGE CHANGING COLOURS HAVE A NICE PARTY IN A LUXURY MOUNTAIN CONDO AND TAKE IN THE AROMA OF BURNING PLASTIC AS THE 6!2!# LADIES ARE LET LOOSE IN DESIGNER SHOPPES WITH lSTFULS OF CREDIT CARDS $ANIEL 4HOMPSON HAS AGREED TO BE OUR 0AGE 4 -9 4( &%34)6!, 34/29 "9 !.$2%7 #%,/63+9 0(/4/ "9 "/" (!22).'4/. HE &ESTIVAL IS NOW JUST A MEMORY n ALBEIT A WONDERFUL ONE )T STARTED WITH THE GREEN &IAT ARRIVING TRACKSIDE ON 7EDNESDAY EVENING AT DUSK 4HERE WAS JUST ENOUGH LIGHT TO UNLOAD AND SETUP THE CANOPY "UT WITH OTHER 6!2!# MEMBERS ALREADY SET UP AND COMFORTABLY ENJOYING THE EVENING AIR ) THOUGHT ) WOULD SOCIALIZE lRST FOR A BIT ) DID CHECK MY PADDOCK AREA A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE CANOPY SIMPLY REFUSED TO SET ITSELF UP !LAS ) MADE CAMP IN THE DARK 4HURSDAY WAS A TEST DAY SO HERESY OCCURRED WHEN ' CARS AND VINTAGE AND HISTORIC CARS WERE ALL GRIDDED TOGETHER ) SPENT THE TEST DAY ENSURING GREEN WAS RUNNING WELL AND TRYING TO WORK THE LINE ON A FEW SELECTED CORNERS 'REEN FELT WELL BALANCED AND THOUGHT ) MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE A GO AT MY PERSONNEL BEST TIME AT SOME POINT DURING THE WEEKEND !ND ) WAS SO QUICK ON THE TEST DAY THAT THE ' DRIVERS HAD TIME TO WAVE AS THEY WENT PAST THAT WAS JUST HUMILIATING .OT TO WORRY MY EGO IS PLENTY BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THAT )N FACT ) HAVE NOTICED IT IS THE NATURE OF RACE DRIVERS TO HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF SELFCONlDENCE &OR ME THE &RIDAY PRACTICE WAS SIMILAR TO THE TEST DAY -AKE SURE THE CAR WAS RUNNING WELL WHICH IT WAS AND SELECTIVELY WORK ON A FEW CORNERS 4HE HIGHLIGHT OF &RIDAY HAD TO BE TAKING A #ORVETTE INSIDE ON CORNER ONLY TO BE REPASSED ON THE STRAIGHT /DDLY ENOUGH THE #ORVETTE SEEMED TO HAVE A BIT MORE GRUNT UP THE BACK STRAIGHT THAN MY CAR (OWEVER THE #ORVETTE SEEMED TO GET A HANDLE ON THE CORNERS AND GOT FASTER ALL WEEKEND &RED 3AMPSONS YELLOW ,OTUS SEEMED A BIT SLOW ON &RIDAY AS ) WENT AROUND ON THE OUTSIDE ON #ORNER ) SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER BECAUSE &RED BECAME A WHOLE LOT FASTER UNDER RACE CONDITIONS 3ATURDAYS QUALIFYING WAS lRST OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN SOME TIMED LAPS 'ROUP COMPRISED A LARGE lELD OF IMPRESSIVE CARS ! PAL OF MINE CAME DOWN TO WATCH THE RACERS AND HAS TOLD ME FOR YEARS THAT IF ) WAS EVER TO BE A SERIOUS SALOON CAR RACER HE IS %NGLISH ) NEEDED A ,OUTS #ORTINA 7ELL MUCH TO HIS DISMAY AND TO MY JOY ) OUTQUALIlED 3TEVE /#ONNELLS #ORTINA BY A FRACTION OF A SECOND "UT 0AGE BEFORE 3TEVE COMPLAINS ) WILL ADMIT ) WASNT ABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE #ORTINA DURING THE RACES n AT LEAST THIS YEAR .EVERTHELESS ) QUALIlED A MERE SECONDS ADRIFT OF MY PERSONAL BEST AND WITH A LOT OF TRAFlC ABOUT PERSONAL BEST TIMES IN THE lRST LAPS AFTER WHICH ) FOUND MYSELF MENTALLY EXHAUSTED ) COULD SEE THE ,OTUS #ORTINA AHEAD OF ME AND ) TRIED AND TRIED TO KEEP THAT CAR WITHIN SIGHT HOPING 3TEVE WOULD MAKE A LITTLE MISTAKE TO ALLOW MY TO CATCH HIM UP "UT AFTER LAPS ) COULD NO LONGER CONCENTRATE AND MY RACE FELL APART )N CORNER ) SUDDENLY LOST CONlDENCE AND SIMPLY LET THE CAR DRIFT OFF THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRACK ) JUST COULD NO LONGER FEEL THE CAR UNDER ME AND JUST LACKED THE CONlDENCE TO PULL THE WHEEL INTO THE CORNER 3UDDENLY MY PACE WAS GONE AND ) WAS PRAYING FOR THAT ,AST ,AP BOARD TO APPEAR AT THE 3TART&INISH LINE 'REEN EVENTUALLY GETS PAST &RED 3ATURDAY AFTERNOONS LAP RACE WAS A BIT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT 4HE RACE WAS INTERRUPTED BY A PARADE BEHIND THE PACE CAR TO REMOVE A COMPETITORS CAR PARKED IN AN INOPPORTUNE SPOT !NYWAYS GREEN JUST CONTINUED TO RUN WELL .EXT UP WAS THE ENDURO AN EVENT ) HADNT ATTEMPTED BEFORE .OT A LARGE lELD OF COMPETITORS BUT STILL QUITE THE CHALLENGE ) PARTNERED WITH 'AVIN )VORY FOR A 'ERMAN)TALIAN ALLIANCE 4HE ENDURO GAVE ME A CHANGE TO RACE AGAINST SOME OF THE 'ROUP CARS AND NOTABLY FOR ME *OHN 3ANBROOKS 'INETTA ,ATE IN THE RACE A FULL COURSE YELLOW CAME OUT 7ITH THE FEW CARS REMAINING AT THIS POINT AND WITH THE lELD SPREAD THIN 'AVIN WOUND UP CIRCULATING BY HIMSELF WITHOUT ANOTHER CAR IN SIGHT 3O AFTER CIRCULATING FOR TWO LAPS WITHOUT ANYTHING IN SIGHT 'AVIN lGURED THE RACE WAS OVER AND HEADING INTO THE PITS 7E WATCHED AND WAITING ON #ORNER FOR 'AVIN TO REAPPEAR /OPSx 7HILE SITTING ON THE MOCK GRID PRIOR TO THE ENDURO THE hMINUTEv BOARD WAS HELP UPSIDE DOWN FOR A WHILE AND POINTED DIRECTLY AT ME 7HEN ) COMPLAINED THE GRID MARSHAL SIMPLY STATED n hTHAT WAS SO THE ICE RACERS IN THE lELD COULD BETTER READ THE SIGNv 9OU mIP ONE CAR ON THE ICE AND PEOPLE JUST DONT FORGET 3UNDAY MORNING RACE WAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE RACES FOR ME ) PUT SUCCESSIVE )N MY MIRROR ) COULD SEE 2ON 7ANLESSS BLUE ,OTUS CLOSING QUICKLY AND KNEW ) COULD NOT KEEP PACE n ) NEEDED THAT ,AST ,AP BOARD !LAS 2ON CONTINUED TO PICK UP HIS PACE AND OVERTOOK ME ON THE LAST LAP .EVERTHELESS ) lNISHED OF CARS ) FOUND IT QUITE AMAZING JUST HOW MENTALLY TIRING THIS RACE WAS ) CAME OFF THAT TRACK ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTED )N THIS RACE ) KNEW *OE ,IGHTFOOT WAS STARTING THE BACK OF THE GRID AND EXPECTED *OE TO CHARGE HIS WAY THROUGH THE lELD -UST HAVE BEEN QUITE A RACE FOR *OE STARTING AND lNISHING !NYWAYS *OE CAUGHT ME ON THE SECOND LAP ON THE EXIT OF "UT ) MADE *OE WAIT TILL THE CORNER BEFORE OVERTAKING THE GREEN BOX *OE AND ) WENT SIDE BY SIDE UP THE BACK STRAIGHT WHILE THE POOR &IAT ENGINE SCREAMED AT RPM IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE .EXT UP WAS THE 3UNDAY AFTERNOON FEATURE RACE !FTER EXHAUSTING MYSELF ) WAS VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE ENSUING RACE ) WILL ADMIT ) WAS NERVOUS ABOUT HEADING OUT AGAIN ) JUST DIDNT KNOW IF ) COULD DRIVE AT SPEED ) SPENT TIME INBETWEEN RACES GETTING MYSELF HYDRATED AND FUELLED BY A LIGHT LUNCH "UT ) WAS STILL JUMPY AND APPREHENSIVE WAITING FOR THE AFTERNOON RACE &INALLY IT WAS TIME TO HEAD TO MOCK GRID AND A FUNNY THING HAPPENED 4HE BUTTERmIES JUST EVAPORATED /NCE BACK ON THE TRACK IT WAS SUDDENLY COMFORTABLE AND NATURAL !ND IT WAS A WONDERFUL RACE n THERE WAS A CLOSE GROUP COMPRISED OF &RED 3AMPSON -AT -OLSON MYSELF -ARTIN "EAUDRY ,EON ,OK *OHN +INNEAR AND 'EOFF ,AYNE #ONTINUED ON 0AGE ) (%9 -)34%2 7!..! 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ARRIVED FOR MY lRST TIME AT -OSPORT 3ATURDAY %VERY TIME WE SOLD AN ITEM WE TICKED ONE OFF BITE AND THEN 2UTH WOULD CLOSE THE DEAL 7E AROUND AM AND AFTER REGISTERING AS A ON THE SHEET ) WOULD GO OUT AND GET THE INITIAL WERE SELLING SO MUCH WE HAD TO COME UP VOLUNTEER AT THE GATE ) CAME IN WITH A PROCESS TO RESTOCK THE WITH A MAP OF THE GROUNDS 0ARKED MERCHANDISE 7HEN MY SHIFT WAS AND LOOKED FOR THE 6!2!# BOOTH 4O OVER THE GIRLS TOOK OVER AND ) MY GREAT PLEASURE ) SAW $AVID (OLMES NOTICED THAT OUR 7EE 0RESIDENT IN THE BOOTH WHO WAS VOLUNTEERING POPPED UP AND STARTED TO TAKE ALSO $AVID AND ) WENT TO DRIVING PICTURES &IGURES HE WAS TAKING SCHOOL TOGETHER )T WAS A PLEASURE PICTURES OF THE LADIES WHERE WAS TO MEET 2UTH WHO WAS ALSO THERE ) HE BEFORE INTRODUCED MYSELF AND GOT RIGHT TO $URING THE DAY SINCE ) WAS JUST A SALES 7E NEEDED A SLOGAN 3EEING AS TOURIST ) WOULD DROP BY THE BOOTH IT WAS GOING TO BE A HOT DAY OUTSIDE AND ASK IF THEY NEEDED ANYTHING AND THE 6!2!# TSHIRTS ARE WHITE WE "EING SLIGHTLY COMPETITIVE ) WOULD WENT WITH h7HITE IS THE NEW BLACKv LOOK AT THE TICK SHEET ) SAW LOTS OF WHITE TSHIRTS BUT $AVID 2UTH ) WAS CALLING OUT TO EVERY PASSERBY AND ) WERE ABLE TO SELL ,ONG 3LEEVE TELLING THEM hLOOKS LIKE A SCORCHER $ARK 3HIRTS $ARK WINE COLOURED TODAY WHY NOT CHANGE INTO A NICE SHIRTv 4HAT WORKED FOR QUITE A FEW &ROM LEFT TO RIGHT -ARY AND ,INDA #AROL "URGES SISTERS2UTH GOLF SHIRTS 7E WERE SELLING ITEMS SO FAST $AVID 3AMSON AND #AROL "URGE hMANNINGv THE 6!2!# BOOTH -ARY )TS EASY TO SELL WHITE TSHIRTS IN THE WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH AND ,INDA ARE TWO OF #AROLS lVE SISTERS ON HOLIDAY FROM SUMMER TIME ,ONG SLEEVES ON THAT OUR 3ARBANE/XLEY COMPLIANCE TICK %NGLAND 4HEY AND THEIR HUSBANDS WERE A HUGE HELP ALL HOT 3ATURDAY NOW THAT TAKES TALENT WEEKEND SHEET -Y TH &ESTIVAL #ONTINUED FROM 0AGE ) WATCHED AS -AT TRIED TO lND A WAY PAST &RED WHILE TRYING TO KEEP ME BEHIND WHILE ) TRIED TO lND A WAY PAST -AT WHILE TRYING TO KEEP -ARTIN BEHIND MEx ) TRIED INSIDE OF ) TRIED CHANGING THE LINE THROUGH AND AND THEN SPRINTING -AT FOR THE INSIDE OF JUST COMING UP FEET SHORT ) TRIED TAKING AN INSIDE LINE EXITING AND RACING FOR THE OUTSIDE OF ) TRIED TO OUT SPRINT -AT DOWN THE BACK STRAIGHT INCLUDING LETTING THE POOR &IAT SCREAM OUT TO RPM AND REMEMBER ) PUT THIS MOTOR TOGETHER IN MY BASEMENT ) JUST KEPT COMING UP FEET SHORT *UST A LOUSY FEET SHORT TRY AS ) MIGHT ) JUST COULDNT GET MY CAR TO THE APEX BEFORE -AT !ND THEN ANY LITTLE STUMBLE ON MY PART AND -ARTIN "EAUDRYS @LE PETIT BASTARD WAS ALL OVER MY TAIL -AT DROVE A GREAT RACE SMOOTH AND RIGHT ON LINE .OTHING FOR ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF &INALLY ) THOUGHT THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH ROOM FOR AN INSIDE ENTRY INTO AND TO SQUEEZE THROUGH UNDER VERY LATE BRAKING 7ELL -AT LEFT ME ENOUGH ROOM TO PASS BUT ) JUST COULDNT BRAKE ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE THE CORNER CLEANLY 7ITH MY MOMENTUM GONE THE ENTIRE TRAIN WENT PAST ME ON THE ENSURING STRAIGHT )N HINDSIGHT THE MOVE WAS TOO RISKY AND COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY ) DROVE THROUGH THE PITS TO RECOVER MY COMPOSURE AND THEN lNISHED THE RACE .EVERTHELESS THOSE FEW LAPS IN A GROUP OF SEVEN CARS WAS WORTH THE WEEKEND ALONE AND EVERYONE WAS ALL SMILES AT THE PODIUM !ND JUST TO CAP OFF THE RACE 3ALLY 7ANLESS HANDED OUT WATER BOTTLES TO THE VERY TIRED AND APPRECIATIVE DRIVERS ) AM SURE EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVORITE STORIES FROM THE &ESTIVAL WEEKEND 3OME OF MINE INCLUDE THE FATHERSON DUEL OF ,INCOLN AND *AKE +INSMAN BOTH IN -INIS &OR A WHILE IT LOOKED LIKE THE BATTLE WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE PLACE AS THE ,INCOLN -INI SPIT ITS NO CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK (OWEVER 0ETER #HRISTENSEN CAME TO THE RESCUE OFFERING ONE OF HIS -INIS THAT WAS WITHOUT A DRIVER h) JUST BRING MY -INIS TO THE TRACK IN CASE SOMEBODY NEEDS ONEv 7ELL NOT QUITE SIXTEEN YEARS EARLIER 0ETERS -INI WAS OWNED BY ,INCOLN WHO TRADED IT TO 0ETER FOR THE -INI THAT HIS SON WAS NOW DRIVINGxx !NYWAY ) NOTED TO ,INCOLN THAT HE BEAT HIS SON IN ONE OF THE RACES (IS RESPONSE WAS h9ESx ) KNOWv SAID WITH A GRIN TEN FEET ACROSS 'EOFF ,AYNE DID THE @ARRIVE AND DRIVE THING FOR 3ATURDAY AND 3UNDAY ARRIVING STRAIGHT FROM THE AIRPORT ON A REDEYE mIGHT FROM #ALIFORNIA 4HIS LEFT #HRIS #REIGHTON TO SORT THE CAR OUT ON 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY #HRIS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR TWO STRAIGHT DAYS AS THE BLUE !LFA REFUSED TO RUN OVER RPM 4HE !LFA lNALLY CAME TO LIFE ON 3ATURDAY AFTERNOON n JUST IN TIME FOR THE @ARRIVE DRIVE TYPE !NOTHER GREAT STORY WAS 0ETER "ULKOWSKI AND HIS RETURN TO RACING 0ETER USED TO RACE IN THE "ULOVA SERIES WITH A PROFESSIONAL PIT CREW 7ELL 0ETER FOUND VINTAGE RACING A BIT DIFFERENT (AVING COME OFF THE TRACK NOT RUNNING 0ETER EXPECTED TO lND HIS CREW READY TO PUSH IN CAR INTO HIS PIT FOR REPAIR .OT SO FAST AS THE 0ETERS PIT CREW ANNOUNCED h9OURE lNISHED WERE GOING FOR A FEW REFRESHMENTSv AND LEFT 0ETER TO PUSH HIS OWN CAR TO THE PITS 3HAKING HIS HEAD BUT IN THE WELL MEANING WAY 0ETER WAS HEARD SAYING h-Y CREW IS USELESSv 7ELCOME TO THE VINTAGE CIRCUIT 0ETER ,ATER MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DROP BY 3ATURDAY TO HELP CREW 4HIS INVOLVED SLEEPING THROUGH THE MORNING QUALIFYING SESSIONS AND PROMPTLY DEMANDING LUNCH AS ) COME OFF THE TRACK !LL ) COULD THINK WAS h-Y CREW IS USELESSv "UT MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE WEEKEND WAS HAVING MY DAUGHTER AS SUNBRELLAGIRL FOR 3ATURDAYS RACES )VE ALWAYS TAUGHT MY KIDS THAT THEY CAN GO ANYWHERE AND CHOOSE ANY PROFESSION 3O WHILE IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THE SUN OFF OF ME WHILE SITTING ON THE MOCK GRID IT WAS EVEN BETTER KNOWING MY DAUGHTER WAS DOING IT JUST FOR HER DAD 0AGE -' 6).4!'% 2!#%23 (!,,%44 4 HE h-' 6INTAGE 2ACERSv CELEBRATED THEIR TH !NNIVERSARY IN FABULOUS STYLE BY THROWING THEMSELVES AN h!LL -' 2ACING 0ARTYv AT (ALLETT /KLAHOMA THE WEEKEND OF *UNE 0(/4/3 !.$ 4%84 "9 '2%' 02%(/$+! -'62 -' RACERS FROM ALL OVER .ORTH !MERICA CAME FOR THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION !LSO NOTEWORTHY THIS WOULD BE THE lRST EVER h!LL -' 6INTAGE 2ACE 7EEKENDv IN .ORTH !MERICA 4HREE DAYS OF SUN BLESSED THE EVENT 4HE RACE FORMAT HAD SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE PRACTICE SCRATCH RACES HANDICAP RACES ENDURANCE RACES TAG TEAM RACES NOT TO MENTION PLENTY OF BENCH RACING IN THE PADDOCK AND ELBOW RAISING IN THE EVENING .OONE COMPLAINED ABOUT hNOT ENOUGH TRACK TIMEv 4EAM CONSISTING OF THE -'4& OF 2EED 9ATES A -' -IDGET AND A -'" BROUGHT HOME THE ST PLACE HONORS .EXT YEAR THE -' 6INTAGE 2ACERS WILL HAVE THEIR -' RACING h&OCUS %VENTv IN *UNE AT THE 6!2!# &ESTIVAL AT -OSPORT WHERE THE h3IMMS #UPv RACE FOR -'S IS ALSO HELD .EW %NGLAND -' @4 2EGISTER &RANK #HURCHILL -EMORIAL (ANDICAP 2ACE ST n -IKE ,EWIS -'4$ ND DRIVER IN 'RETNA ,A ND n $ALE 3CHMIDT -'4$ %LM 'ROVE 7I n &RANK -OUNT -'4# "OLTON /NTARIO RD .EW %NGLAND -' @4 2EGISTER 4ROPHY 2ACE 3CRATCH 2ACE ST n "LAKE 'IBB -'4$ /KLAHOMA #ITY /K ND -ANLEY &ORD -'4$ 3OUTH ,YON -I RD n 2EED 9ATES -'4& 3OUTHLAKE 4X 0AGE 4HE lNAL RACE WAS A SPECIAL h-' %NTHUSIASTS -AGAZINE 4AG 4EAM 2ACEv %IGHT TEAMS OF THREE -'S EACH WERE MADE UP FROM A MIX OF -'S IN DIFFERENT CLASSES %ACH TEAM WAS GIVEN A LANYARD !LL THE lRST CARS FROM EACH TEAM HAD A STANDING START TOGETHER HAD TO COMPLETE LAPS PIT AND HAND OFF THEIR LANYARD TO THEIR NEXT WAITING TEAM DRIVER 2EPEAT ETC UNTIL EACH TEAM HAD COMPLETED LAPS 4HIS ACTIVITY ALONE WAS MOST ENTERTAINING TO WATCH !LL -' RACERS AND -' ENTHUSIASTS ARE WELCOME TO COME 'O TO -'62 ON THE WEB FOR MORE INFO WWW-'62ORG /.4 &&3 !4 4(% &%34)6!, 4%84 "9 345 0)$$ 0(/4/3 "9 6)# (%.$%23/. 4 HE &ORMULA &ORD #HAMPIONSHIP RACES AT THE 6!2!# )NTERNATIONAL 6INTAGE &ESTIVAL WERE WELL SUBSCRIBED WITH ENTRIES MAKING THE TRIP TO -OSPORT FROM AS FAR AWAY AS 4HREE (ILLS !LBERTA IN THE WEST TO -ARYLAND IN THE EAST 4HE #HAMPIONSHIP IS RUN IN TWO CATEGORIES WITH THE " CLASS INCLUDING ALL OF THE 6!2!# MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE VISITING CLUB & &ORDS FROM THE 53! &AST " QUALIlER ON 3ATURDAY WAS OUR OWN 'ORD ,OWE WHO SET A PERSONAL BEST WITH A BLISTERING AND A TH OVERALL ON THE GRID #LOSE BEHIND WERE 'LYN 7ALTERS 2EYNARD AND *AIMIE "RITNELL (AWKE 3ATURDAYS RACE lNISHING ORDER WAS 'ORD ,OWE *AMIE "RITNELL 3COTT ,IVINGSTON 'LYN 7ALTERS -ARK -ALLEY 4ONY #OVE IN HIS @NEW RIDE A BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED &ERRET "OB "RUCE "RIAN %VANS RUNNING HIS PRISTINE ,OLA WHICH HE ALSO RESTORED OVER THE WINTER FOLLOWED BY -IKE ,EE 'ORD CHASING &RANK 0ETTI #ROSSLE "OB WAS EXPERIENCING -OSPORT FOR HIS WAY CLOSER TO 'LYN ON EACH LAP TAKING THE lRST TIME THIS YEAR AND QUALIlED RIGHT POSITIONS ON LAP ONE ALONE UP THERE ON HIS SECOND DAY "Y LAP HE HAD CAUGHT AND PASSED 'LYN 3TARTING FROM THE BACK OF THE GRID ,OWE HAD HOWEVER 7ALTERS FOUGHT BACK ON LAP HE REGAINED THE LEAD ONLY TO LOSE IT ONE LAP LATER 4WO LAPS TO GO AND 7ALTERS WAS ONCE AGAIN IN CONTROL BUT AT THE END OF THE STRAIGHT 'ORD DRAFTED BY HIM AND HELD ON FOR TWO LAPS TO TAKE HIS SECOND WIN OF THE WEEKEND 3UNDAY lNISHING ORDER WAS ,OWE 7ALTERS "RITNELL "RUCE ,IVINGSTON #OVE %VANS 'LYN AND 'ORD ALL SMILES GAVE EACH OTHER A HUG AT THE PODIUM CEREMONY WHILE PROCLAIMING h4HAT WAS A HOOTv ! MERE OF A SECOND SEPARATED THEM AT THE END OF THE +ILOMETER LAP SPRINT 'LYNN AT SPEED 3UNDAY QUALIFYING SAW ,OWE EXPERIENCE A WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON HIS lRST mYING LAP PUTTING HIM TH ON THE GRID 7ALTERS TOOK THE POLE IN " FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY "RITNELL AND -ARYLANDS "OB "RUCE IN A HIS SIGHTS SET ON 7ALTERS WHO WAS STARTING TEN POSITIONS AHEAD OF HIM ON POLE IN " CLASS 7ALTERS AND ,OWE ARE NOW TIED FOR THE " #HAMPIONSHIP AFTER RACES WITH SIX POINTS RACES TO GO IN THE SCHEDULE 4HE /&&# HAS PROVIDED SOME OF THE BEST RACING SEEN IN /NTARIO 2EGION IN MANY YEARS &OLLOW THE ACTION AT WWWOFFCCA 0UTTING ON A PASSING CLINIC ,OWE WORKED 0AGE 2)#(!2$ .!6). 7).3 3)--3 #50 2 ACING IN A lELD OF -'S AT 6!2!#S 6INTAGE &ESTIVAL AT -OSPORT 2ICHARD .AVIN OF 'RIMSBY /NTARIO RACING HIS -'" WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE 6!2!#S PRESTIGIOUS ) WOULD BE CONSIDERED OVER SO MANY ALONE INCLUDING THREE BEAUTIFULLY OTHER GOOD DRIVERS AND GREAT -'S PREPARED 3EBRING STYLE -'"Sv )T WAS A WONDERFUL WEEKEND OF RACING 2ICHARDS -'" WAS ORIGINALLY RACED IN AT THE &ESTIVAL 4HERE WERE -'"S THE S BY OTHERS !FTER COLLECTING DUST h3IMMS #UPv FOR YEARS HE ACQUIRED IT AND RESTORED IT FOR VINTAGE RACING 4HE h3IMMSv IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO A -' RACER AT THIS EVENT SELECTED AS h(AVING DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR DRIVING SKILLS n IN A -' PREPARED TO AN OUTSTANDING LEVEL OF RACE READINESS n WHILE STILL MAINTAINING ITS VINTAGE CHARACTERv )N HE BEGAN VINTAGE RACING IT AND WAS CHOSEN FOR 6!2!#S h2OOKIE OF THE 9EARv AWARD 2ICHARD REmECTING ON HIS RACING PHILOSOPHY h6INTAGE RACING AFFORDS ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE MANY HALLOWED TRACKS WHERE MY RACING HEROES ONCE COMPETED )T WAS ESTABLISHED IN AND ITS ROOTS GO BACK TO THE h!LITALIA 4ROPHYv WHICH THE #ANADIAN !UTOMOBILE 3PORTS #AR #LUB USED TO AWARD n AND WAS WON BY 4ONY 3IMMS )T ALSO PROVIDES THE CORRECT BALANCE OF COMPETITIVENESS CAMARADERIE SOCIAL PLEASURE AND FUN WITH MANY LIKE MINDED FRIENDSv 2ICHARDS REACTION h7OW WHAT AN HONOR AND WHAT A SURPRISE &RANKLY ) OFTEN HOPED THAT ONE DAY ) MIGHT BE AWARDED THE h3IMMS #UPv BUT IN ALL HONESTY NEVER REALLY THOUGHT 0AGE 2ICHARD RECEIVES HIS TROPHY FROM 4ONY 3IMMS 3HARING HIS VINTAGE RACING JOYS ARE HIS WIFE "RENDA THREE DAUGHTERS AND GRANDCHILDREN ) 4(% &%34)6!, 9/5 72)4% T CERTAINLY WAS A WONDERFUL EFFORT BY ALL CONCERNED AND A GREAT THREE DAYS OF RACING 4HE -EET @N 'REET IS STILL ONE OF THE NONRACING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND IN MY BOOK AND ITS AMAZING WHERE ALL THE YUMMY FOOD COMES FROM )M ONLY SORRY ) MISSED ALL THE ,AWNCHAIR 2ACE FUN WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A MUSTDO FOR NEXT YEAR !FTER A YEAR AWAY FROM RACING THE &ESTIVAL FOR ME WAS A DREAM 4HE 'INETTA RAN mAWLESSLY AND GAVE ME RENEWED SENSE OF CONlDENCE IN WHAT ) WAS DOING OUT ON THE TRACK 7INNING THE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UP WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE AND ) WAS VERY HONOURED TO RECEIVE IT AS WELL AS A VERY NICE 2OOTS WATCH FROM *ONATHAN (IRST 4HANKS ALSO TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NICE ENOUGH TO OFFER THEIR PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS AND KIND WORDS 2ICHARD 0OXON ONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO *OHNNY ' AND #O FOR THE FANTASTIC WEEKEND AT OUR &ESTIVAL 4HE HIGH STANDARDS SET BY PREVIOUS ORGANIZERS WAS MAINTAINED PLUS WE HAD SOME NEW TWISTS LIKE THE AWARDS PRESENTATIONS AFTER THE RACES 4HE BEST VINTAGE FESTIVAL IN .ORTH !MERICA BY FAR !S A BENElCIARY OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATIONMANY THANKS 2ICHARD .AVIN UDOS TO 3TEFAN 7IESEN FOR THE TROPHY PRESENTATION HE -!$% IT WORK (E STARTED OUT hWINGING ITv WITH A PEN AND PAPER FROM THE TIMING RESULTS AFTER A FEW RACES HE HAD CONVINCED TIMING AND SCORING TO PRODUCE PRINTED CLASS RESULTS IN SECONDS (E WAS READING OFF TROPHY PRESENTATIONS AT THE PODIUM "%&/2% 4(% ,!34 %.').% 7!3 3(54 /&& 'REAT JOB 3TEFAN *OHN 'REENWOOD HANKS A GREAT WEEKEND YET AGAIN 4HE POT LUCK DINNER JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER 4HE WEATHER WAS PERFECT )T LOOKED LIKE MOST DRIVERS HAD SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH ON THE TRACK 7E WERE GRACED WITH THE PRESENCE OF *EREMY 3ALES MAIDEN AUNT AT THE ,AWN #HAIR 2ACE THE FAMILY RESEMBLANCE IS UNCANNY 4HE "URGE SISTERS !+! h4HE CRAZY LADIESv DID A GREAT JOB WORKING THE REGALIA BOOTH IT WAS MORE LIKE A MUGGING THAN A SALES PITCH AND THE NOT SO AD LIB CHEER LEADER DANCE WITH POM POMS ) MIGHT ADD AS THE -ONOPOSTO CARS LEFT THE MOCK GRID WENT OVER VERY WELL )T WAS A '222%!4 7%%%+%.$ &5222 -/4/222 222!#).' "OB -ASON WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE TEAM FOR A GREAT WEEKEND *OHN ' &RED 3TEFAN *OHN 3 2ON $IANE 3ALLY 2UTH #AROL *UNE TO NAME JUST A FEW 4HE WEATHER COULDNT HAVE BEEN MORE PERFECT AND THERE WAS SOME GREAT RACING BOTH # + 4 ) THE PARTICIPATING AND SPECTATING VARIETY FOR ME ) THINK EVERYTHING THAT COULD BREAK DID SO ON MY CAR BUT WITH THE HELP OF MY 6!2!# RACING BUDDIES ) MANAGED TO HANG IN THROUGH THE 3UNDAY MORNING RACES 4HANKS .ICK 0RATT JUST WANT TO ADD MY THANKS TO *OHN ' 3TEFAN &RED 2ON 3ALLY AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO HELPED TO MAKE OUR ANNUAL &ESTIVAL ANOTHER OUTSTANDING EVENT ) SHOULD ALSO PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OF MY @DANCING PARTNERS IN THE (ISTORIC 0RODUCTION GROUP WHO DID SOME VERY lNE DRIVING OUT THERE ! LOT OF REAL RACING AND NEVER TOUCHED A THING AS FAR AS ) KNOW !S THE MAN SAID MORE PASSING THAN & #HEERS *OHN +INNEAR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BROKEN SO MUCH OF THE TIME THAT ) GOT A CHANCE TO WATCH A LOT OF THE RACING INCLUDING MY GROUP 7OW .OW ) REMEMBER WHY ) NEVER MISSED THE &ESTIVAL BEFORE ) STARTED RACING )T IS WAY BETTER THAN & 4HE )NDY !,-3 AND THE LIKE !BSOLUTELY THRILLING !ND WATCHING AND LISTENING TO $OUG $URRELL mY THAT BIG +IKI FROM CORNER ONE AND OVER TWO AT INCREDIBLE SPEED MAKES ME REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH HE TOYS WITH US IN OUR PRODUCTION CARS *OE ,IGHTFOOT ONGRATS TO $IANE AND HER GANG FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL ,AWN #HAIR 2ACING EVENT &OLLOWING A CHAOTIC START MOST CHAIRS MADE IT AROUND THE 0ALM 4REE TURN ONLY TO HAVE A TWO CHAIR PILE UP CAUSE A RED mAG AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE @3AFETY #HAIR #APTAIN#ANADAANDHISAMPLYENDOWEDCOMPANION 'RIZELDA 3ALE A BIG LOSER IN THE -ISS #ORNER BEAUTY EH PAGEANT ADDED TO THE FESTIVE AIR ! LARGER THAN EXPECTED THRONG OF -USKOKA #HAIR ENTHUSIASTS WITNESSED THE SHENANIGANS AND THE VENUE MAY HAVE TO BE RELOCATED FOR @ 7ELL DONE $IANE 'ORD ,OWE ALWAYS KNEW THAT 2ON 7ANLESS WAS THE +%9 -!. BUT NEVER UNTIL NOW APPRECIATED F ULLY THE LOAD HE WAS CARRYING FOR THE YEARS WHEN HE DID IT !,, (E IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY WIFE ) WOULD HAVE THROWN MY HANDS UP AFTER THE lRST TIME ) WENT THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE 4HE #LUB OWES 2ON AND 3ALLY A HUGE DEBT FOR WHAT THEYVE BEEN DOING FOR ALL THESE YEARS !ND THAT THOUGHT CARRIES THROUGH TO TWO OTHER h TEAMS h WHO HAVE BEEN TOILING IN THE BACKGROUND CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS BUT LARGELY UNRECOGNIZED BY MOST OF US UNTIL NOW ) AM REFERRING TO -ALCOM 4AYLOR AND HIS WIFE "RENDA ON THE HILL CAR SHOW AND 0ETER *ACKSON AND HIS WIFE !ILEEN !SHMAN WHO TOGETHER WORK ) ) # ) IN 2EGISTRATION AND HELP TO COORDINATE WITH 4IMING AND 3CORING TO KEEP THE RECORDS STRAIGHT 4HESE TWO TEAMS GIVE THEIR ENTIRE WEEKEND TO MAKE OUR &ESTIVAL A SMOOTH RUNNING AFFAIR FOR ALL THE #AR 3HOW ENTRANTS AND #OMPETITORS /N A PERSONAL NOTE ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO ) hGANG PRESSEDv INTO SERVICE AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE ) WAS NOT ORGANIZED DIDNT SEE IT COMING ) THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND APOLOGIZE FOR MY INSISTENT APPROACH &RED 3AMSON D ALSO LIKE TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT &ESTIVAL TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED A SPECTACULAR TEAM ) WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SEE 2ICHARD .AVIN WIN THE 3IMMS TO ME HE TYPIlES WHAT THE 3IMMS IS ALL ABOUT GREAT -' CAR PREPARATION AND STYLE IN RACING THE CAR ) WAS ALSO DELIGHTED THAT 2ICHARD 0OXON WON THE (IRST ) CANT HELP FEELING THAT "ILL WOULD HAVE GREATLY APPROVED OF THE DRIVE 2ICHARD HAD AND THE MARVELOUS WAY HE TURNS THE CAR OUT )M ALSO DELIGHTED AT THE WAY *ON AND HIS FAMILY SUPPORT THE AWARD THEY DO A REAL SERVICE TO THE MEMORY OF A GREAT RACER AND 6!2!# MEMBER 7ALTER $AVIES T WAS MY lRST &ESTIVAL AND ) TRULY ENJOYED IT 4HE CAMARADERIE WAS THERE THE COMPETITION WAS THERE THE SUN WAS THERE EVERYTHING WAS WELL ORGANIZED COULDNT ASK FOR A BETTER WEEKEND #ONGRATULATION TO ALL OF THE ORGANIZERS ){LL BE BACK FOR SURE /N A PERSONAL NOTE ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE 1UEBEC CONTINGENT FOR WELCOMING ME -ERCI -ARTIN 9VON 2AYMOND #LAUDE -IGUEL &RANCOIS $UVAL T WAS ALSO MY lRST &ESTIVAL !FTER 3HANNONVILLE IN THE RAIN IT WAS FANTASTIC TO BE ON 4(% TRACK WITH ALL THAT SUNSHINE )T WAS ALSO GREAT TO BE RACING IN CLASSES SO THAT EVERY TIME ) SAW ANOTHER COMPETITOR IT WASNT A mASH IN THE MIRROR THEN A BLUR GOING BY ) ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE SAME NUMBER OF LAPS AS THE LEADER IN THE lNAL RACE 4HERE WERE OTHER CARS NEAR ME LONG ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THEIR MAKE AND READ THEIR NUMBER ) TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ORGANIZERS FOR SUCH A GREAT WEEKEND 7HEN SUCH A BIG EVENT RUNS SO SMOOTHLY YOU KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT 4HANK YOU ALSO TO $OUG $URRELL AND THE TWO ANONYMOUS GENTLEMEN WHO CAME RUNNING OVER TO WIRE UP MY DANGLING TAILPIPE 4HE WHOLE WEEKEND WAS FULL OF PEOPLE HELPING EACH OTHER OUT ) NOT ONLY EXPERIENCED THIS lRST HAND SEVERAL TIMES BUT ALSO SAW IT HAPPENING ALL AROUND ME 4HIS IS A BIG PART OF THE 3PIRIT OF 6INTAGE 2ACING $ON (OOTEN ) ) ) 0AGE 2!#).' .%73 ' REETINGS FROM YOUR NOTYETRACING 2ACE $IRECTOR 7E ARE IN MIDSEASON AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT ONE SO FAR 7E HAVE MORE RACES TO GO FOR 6( AND MORE FOR ' 5PCOMING HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE 0RESIDENTS #UP ON THE TH AND TH OF !UGUST AND -T 4REMBLANT FROM ND TO TH OF 3EPTEMBER 4HE 0RESIDENTS #UP IN ASSOCIATION WITH #2$! HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS AS OUR h-INI &ESTIVALv IN RECENT YEARS 7E WILL TRY AGAIN TO ORGANISE AN ENDURO RELAY RACE COMBINING ALL THREE 6!2!# CAR CATEGORIES IN A TOTALLY CHAOTIC RACE *OE ,IGHTFOOT TOLD ME HE WILL TRY TO IMPROVE UPON HIS LAP TIME HE POSTED LAST YEAR 4HE #!3# ENTRY FORM IS ENCLOSED YOU NEED TO SEND IT ONLY ONCE AND CHECKMARK THE EVENTS YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE 4HE &ALL #ELEBRATION AT -T 4REMBLANT IS POSSIBLY THE FAVOURITE RACE OF OUR 1UEBEC MEMBERS AND MOST CERTAINLY OF OUR WIVES 4HE hTOURISTYv ASPECT AROUND THIS VENUE IS SIMPLY UNBEATABLE 7E WILL TRY AGAIN TO GET TWO GREAT GRIDS TOGETHER FOR THIS TRADITIONAL EVENT 4HANKS TO $ANIEL 4HOMPSON FOR COORDINATING WITH THE TRACK OWNERS 4HERE IS AN ENTRY FORM WITH $ANIELS PARTICULARS ENCLOSED WITH THAT EDITION OF THE 62 4HANKS AGAIN TO 'AVIN )VORY HELPING ME TO TALLY UP THE RESULTS OF OUR CHAMPIONSHIP SEE SEPARATE SHEET IT IS STILL WIDE OPEN IN ALL CLASSES )F YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED WITH ME PLEASE DO SO AND WE CAN COUNT IN RETROACTIVELY YOUR PREVIOUS RESULTS *UST TALK TO ME ON THE TRACK 3TEFAN 6!2!# 2!#% #(!-0)/.3()0 2%-!).).' 3#(%$5,% $!4% %6%.4 .!-% #!.!$)!. 4/52).' 42/0(9 02%3)$%.43 #50 !5'534 !5'534 /2'!.)3%2 42!#+ 6( ' "!2# -/30/24 9 9 #2$! -/30/24 9 9 3%04%-"%2 &!,, #,!33)# ,% #)2#5)4 -4 42%-",!.4 9 . 3%0 /#4 #%,%"2!4)/. -/30/24 -/30/24 9 9 42!#+ 4)03 &/2 ./6)#%3 4(!.+3 4/ !,!. $/.!,$3/. /& 62#"# 2ACING ISNT DANGEROUS )T IS BETTER TO BE SPECTATING AND WISHING YOU WERE OUT THERE THAN OUT THERE AND WISHING YOU WERE SPECTATING ,EARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS YOU WILL NEVER LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ALL OF THEM YOURSELF 4O WIN YOU MUST lRST lNISH TO lNISH YOU MUST lRST START 4O START YOU MUST lRST SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY $RIVE YOUR OWN RACE /THERS WILL BE ALL TOO HAPPY TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU DID WRONG 0AGE DANGEROUS #RASHING IS %VERY DRIVER KNOWS THE SIMPLE TRICKS FOR WINNING RACES ASK YOUR CLOSEST COMPETITORS TO SHARE THEIRS !N OVERSTEERING CAR GENERATES HIGHER SLIP ANGLES AT THE REAR THAN THE FRONT +EEP ALL SLIP ANGLES UNDER DEGREES 7EAR A FULLFACE HELMET )T WILL BE EASIER TO HIDE YOUR FEAR #HOOSE A CLOSElTTING RACING SEAT $O NOT GET IT BROWN COMPETITOR IS CLOSING WATCH YOUR MIRRORS AND BE PREPARED TO BLOCK 7EAR EAR PLUGS THEY MUFmE THE JEERS AND CATCALLS OF SPECTATORS "LACK h!W v mAG 9OU HAVE COMMITTED THE UNCONSCIONABLE COME IN IMMEDIATELY TO RETAKE THE WRITTEN EXAM 'OOD JUDGEMENT COMES FROM EXPERIENCE UNFORTUNATELY THE EXPERIENCE USUALLY COMES FROM BAD JUDGEMENT 7AVE TO CORNER WORKERS 4HEY WILL DOUBTLESS BE TALKING ABOUT YOU ON THEIR RADIOS AND IT WILL EASIER FOR THEM TO REFER TO YOU AS hTHE IDIOT WHO IS WAVINGv /BEY !LL &LAGS "LACK/RANGE CIRCLE h-EATBALLv -ECHANICAL BLACK mAG 9OU HAVE BEEN DISQUALIlED FOR YOUR ILLEGAL CAM LOBES 2ED 0ROCEED AT A PACE FAST ENOUGH TO BEAT EVERYONE LEFT WITH FOUR CORNERS ON THEIR CAR TO THE NEAREST SHADE TREE #HECKER 7AVE TO THE CORNER WORKERS YOU IDIOT 'REEN h!LL #LEARv 9OU ARE FREE TO RETIRE FROM THE EVENT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE "E GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT AND LESS THAN INSUFFERABLY ARROGANT IN VICTORY 9ELLOW h$ANGERv "E ALERT AND DO NOT ALLOW THE FASTER CARS BEHIND TO PASS YOU 2EMOVE YOUR ARM RESTRAINTS BEFORE THE TROPHY PRESENTATION 9ELLOW2ED 3TRIPES h3URFACEv mAG SEE ABOVE h3LIP !NGLESv !ND REMEMBER IT IS /+ TO START RACING WITH AN EMPTY BAG OF EXPERIENCE IF YOU ALSO HAVE A BAG FULL OF LUCK &ILL THE BAG OF EXPERIENCE BEFORE YOU EMPTY THE BAG OF LUCK 7HITE h%MERGENCY 6EHICLE /N #OURSEv /NE LAP TO GO BEFORE HE PASSES YOU "LUE9ELLOW 3TRIPE h-IRRORv mAG ! FASTER 2)#(!2$ 0/8/. 7).3 ()234 #50 2 ICHARD 0OXON DRIVING HIS BEAUTIFUL 'INETTA ' DICED WITH CARS IN A FASTER CLASS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE RACE TO BECOME THE WINNER OF THE "ILL (IRST #UP IN THE SMALL BORE CLASS THAT "ILLS 4URNER WOULD HAVE COMPETED IN (E IS THE SECOND DESERVING RECIPIENT OF THE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UP AND *ONATHAN -ELISSA (IRST PROUDLY CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS SUCCESS h!FTER A YEAR AWAY FROM RACING THE &ESTIVAL WAS A DREAMv SAYS 2ICHARD 0OXON hTHE 'INETTA RAN mAWLESSLY AND GAVE ME RENEWED SENSE OF CONlDENCE IN WHAT ) WAS DOING OUT ON THE TRACK 7INNING THE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UP WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE AND ) WAS VERY HONOURED TO RECEIVE THE CUP AND A VERY NICE 2OOTS WATCH FROM *ONATHAN (IRST 4HANKS ALSO TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NICE ENOUGH TO OFFER THEIR PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS AND KIND WORDSv 4HE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UP IS AN ANNUAL AWARD PRESENTED AT THE 6!2!# 6INTAGE &ESTIVAL TO THE WINNER OF A FEATURED RACE AS DETERMINED BY THE (IRST FAMILY 4HE 4HE #UP IS RETURNED TO THE (IRST FAMILY EACH YEAR TO HAVE THE RECIPIENTS NAME ADDED TO THE BASE OF THE CUP !S A KEEPSAKE THE WINNER IS AWARDED A WRISTWATCH IN ADDITION TO THE #UP AS A REMINDER OF THEIR SUCCESS AT THE 6!2!# 6INTAGE &ESTIVAL INTENTION OF THE AWARD IS REMEMBER "ILLS GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO 6!2!# AND TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITION IN THOSE CLASSES THAT "ILL RACED IN h *UST A NOTE OF THANKS TO THE &ESTIVAL ORGANIZERS FOR A WONDERFUL WEEKEND OF RACING AND TO THE (IRST FAMILY FOR THE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UPv ADDED 2ICHARD )N ITS lRST YEAR THE #UP WAS AWARDED TO THE SPORTS RACING CLASS ,OWELL "LOSSOM %LVA -K TO REPRESENT THE YEARS "ILL RACED THE ,OLA -ARK A AND IN THE 6INTAGE 0RODUCTION 3PORTS #AR CLASS WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE TIME HE COMPETED IN HIS 4URNER -K 4HE SILVER CUP ITSELF STANDS v TALL AND ORIGINATES FROM %NGLAND WITH LETTERING HAND ENGRAVED BY A 4ORONTO ARTIST h) WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AND OVERWHELMED 4O RELISH THE MOMENT A LITTLE LONGER WHEN ) GOT HOME ) TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REREAD THE *ANUARY 6INTAGE 2ACER ARTICLE ON "ILLS RACING CAREER AND TO APPRECIATE WHAT THE #UP REPRESENTS AND WHAT A SMALL FRACTION MY OVERALL RACING EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN COMPARED WITH THAT OF "ILL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIESv 0AGE 4(% !44/ 6).4!'% '4 #(!,,%.'% 34/29 "9 */. "2%44 0(/4/3 #/524%39 /& 0%4%2"2!.$#! ( ELD AT %XHIBITION 0LACE ON *ULY TH TO TH *ULY WITH GREAT WEATHER GREAT CARS AND DRIVERS AND A FANTASTIC VENUE THE !44/ 6INTAGE '4 #HALLENGE EVENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY RUN ON THE STREETS OF 4ORONTO BY 4IME 7ARP 2ACING 4HUNDER !LLEY BACK STRAIGHT !FTER THE PRACTICE SESSION CREWS SCRAMBLED TO READY THEIR CARS FOR 3ATURDAY MORNING AS WE WERE THE lRST GROUP OUT WITH MOST PEOPLE LEAVING THE INDOOR PADDOCK AT DRIVEN BY "LAISE #SIDA %VEN THOUGH THE TWO CARS WERE ENTERED IN DIFFERENT CLASSES THERE WAS A SINCERE EFFORT BY BOTH TEAMS TO EARN THE TOP SPOT WITH 0ETER +LUTT COMING OUT ON TOP IN THE SECOND SESSION AND "LAISE #SIDA IN THE lRST SESSION WITH "LAISE TURNING A FAST LAP OF TO 0ETERS TO GIVE "LAISE THE POLE POSITION FOR THE RACE /THER FAST CARS INCLUDED THE TWO "-7 -S OF -ARCUS 'LARNER AND !RAM 4OURIKIAN IN THE )-3! CLASS AND *OHN &ARANO AND -ALCOM 3TRACHAN IN THE '4! CLASS &ASTEST IN THE '4" CLASS WAS 4IM 3ANDERSON IN HIS 0ORSCHE WITH A AND 2OBERT +RAUS IN A "-7 TOOK TOP TIME IN THE 4OURING #LASS WITH A !S THE DRIVERS GAINED MORE TRACK TIME THE LAP TIMES STARTED TO COME DOWN "Y THE TIME OF THE RACE CARS WERE LINED UP FOR THE GREEN mAG &IVE CARS INCLUDING THE 4IME 7ARP 2ACING ENTRY OF *ON "RETT WERE UNABLE TO COMPETE DUE TO MECHANICAL WOES AROUND PM FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED FOOD AND BEVERAGE (OWEVER THE PACE LAP WAS LEAD BY THE #!6 '4 IN THE 'ULF COLOURS THEN TAKEN OVER BY THE OFlCIAL #HAMP #AR TO BRING THEM TO THE GREEN mAG 4HE 3ATURDAY -ORNING QUALIlER CREATED A SEESAW BATTLE BETWEEN THE #ORVETTES OF 0ETER +LUTT AND A 0HIL 3TRUDWICK -OTORSPORTS ENTRY 4HE CARS WERE HEARD RUMBLING AROUND THE BACK SECTION OF THE TRACK BUT AS THEY CAME TO TAKE THE START THE #ORVETTE OF 0ETER +LUTT 6!2!#S 'ROUP #ARS AT THE 4ORONTO '0 ALL PLAYING 6%29 NICELY 4HERE WERE FOUR TRACK SESSIONS INCLUDING A PRACTICE A DOUBLEQUALIlER AND A RACE 4HE DOUBLEQUALIFYING SESSIONS ALLOWED THE DRIVERS MORE TIME TO LEARN THE TRACK AS THEIR SINGLE BEST TIME FROM EITHER SESSION PLACED THEM ON THE STARTING GRID FOR THE RACE ! TOTAL OF ENTRANTS WERE SHOWN ONTO THE TRACK FOR THE INITIAL PRACTICE SESSION ON &RIDAY AFTERNOON-ANYCARSWERESTARTING TO GET CLOSE TO OVERHEATING AS WE WERE ON STANDBY TO HEAD OUT ONTO THE TRACK WHILE SOME MANHOLE COVERS ON THE TRACK SURFACE WERE REWELDED INTO PLACE 4HE PRACTICE SESSION WENT OFF WITH ONLY A FEW MINOR INCIDENTS AND EVERYBODY CAME OFF IMPRESSED WITHTHETRACKSTECHNICALDIFlCULTY AND OUTRIGHT SPEED DOWN BOTH THE 'RANDSTAND STRAIGHT AND THE 0AGE #ONTINUED ON PAGE *ON !LISTAIR AND $INO lND SOME NEW FRIENDS 3 #2$! 3(//4/54 *5.% ATURDAY AT 3HANNONVILLE WAS A BIT WET )N 34/29 !.$2%7 #%,/63+9 FACT IT WAS A STEADY DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN FOR THE ENTIRE DAY !ND JUST THE MAKE THINGS WORSE THE FORECAST FOR 3UNDAY WASNT ANY BETTER 3O A LOT OF GLOOMY FACES IN THE 0ADDOCK ON 3ATURDAY MORNING BUT HEY IT WAS A WEEKEND WHERE THE BACK MARKERS HAD A CHANCE IN TO SCORE POINTS /N GO THE WETS 4HERE WAS EVEN A RACE WERE ) BATTLED FOR POSITION WITH THE FRONT RUNNING (AWKE WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE lRST AND LAST TIME THAT WILL HAPPEN !ND ALL BECAUSE A BIT OF RAIN ) REMOVED MY REAR SWAY AND TRANSFORMED THE CAR 4HE OVERSTEER WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS MAGICALLY TRANSFORMED GREAT ADVICE FROM *OE , ) FOUND ) COULD DRIFT THE CAR IN THE CORNERS AND MY CONlDENCE IN THE CAR JUST INCREASED ALL WEEKEND !ND WITH ALL THE RAIN ) REALLY ENJOYED CARRYING A TOP ) THINK SOME OF THE DRIVERS IN OPEN CARS GOT A WEE BIT WET 3UNDAY WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE A BRIGHT SUNNY -ATS 42 WHEN HE MADE A BIT OF A STUMBLE -AT HAD ME ALL THE REST OF THE WEEKEND ) THEN MANAGED TO SQUEEZE BY *OHN + BUT ) THINK *OHN LET ME THROUGH ALTHOUGH HE MADE ME WORK FOR IT .EXT UP WAS THE lRST OF *OHN 3 A M B R O O K S 'INETTAS BOTH OF *OHNS 'INETTAS ARE NOW WHITE SO MOST CONFUSING !ND ) HAD MY SIGHTS ON THE SECOND 'INETTA 4HE CAR JUST CONTINUED TO STICK DAY 7ETS OFF AND DRYS ON 5NFORTUNATELY MY CLUTCH FAILED IN MORNING PRACTICE ) GUESS IT HAD SOMETHING DO TO WITH SHODDY WORKMANSHIP DURING THE LAST EVENTS MIDNIGHT TRANSMISSION REMOVE AND REPLACE "UT ) HAD CREW THIS WEEKEND SO ) PUSHSTARED THE CAR IN GEAR AND SIMPLY RAN THE RACES IN RD 4HE POOR LITTLE &IAT RAN OUT TO AT THE END OF THE BACKSTRAIGHT ) THOUGHT THE BETTER OF THAT AND STARTED LIFTING ON THE BACKSTRAIGHT "UT IN THE DRY ) JUST COULDNT BELIEVE HOW NEUTRAL THE CAR DROVE AND MY CONlDENCE JUST GREW AND GREW /N THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY ) MANAGED TO PASS ) WAS RUNNING MORE AND MORE CORNERS mAT AND PUSHING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN EARLIER AND EARLIER IN THE CORNERS %VENTUALLY ) FOUND THE POINT WHERE CONlDENCE WAS EXCEEDED ABILITY AND SPUN ON THE SECOND LAST CORNER AFTER THE WETTING THE TIRES ON THAT STREAM THE WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE TRACK ALL 3UNDAY ) SPUN RIGHT IN FRONT ON MY SON h$AD THAT WAS COOLv 7ELL NOT REALLY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE TRACK (AD TO EXPLAIN TO MY SON THAT IT WAS A BAD MISCALCULATION ON MY PART 3O THE NEXT STOP IS THE FESTIVAL AND ) AM REALLY FORWARD TO HAVING A GOOD GO AT CATCHING -AT - 4RYING TO KEEP PACE WITH A LEAST ONE OF THE 'INETTAS AND MAYBE A FEW OTHERS 2ICHARD 0OXON ADDS THE FOLLOWING NOTE *OHN $E-ARIAS 3PRITE SUFFERED A LACK OF LUBRICATION TO THE ROCKER SHAFT AND THE NET RESULT WAS A COUPLE OF VALVES STARTED TO SEIZE AND COME IN CONTACT WITH TWO PISTONS SUFlCENT TO BEND THE VALVES SLIGHTLY *OHN CAME OFF AS SOON AS THE MOTOR STARTED TO MISS SO FORTUNATELY NO MORE DAMGE HAPPENED (E CALLED *OHN $ODD IN THE EVENING FROM THE "LACK 0RINCE 7INERY ""1 AND WINE TASTING AND ASKED *$ TO BRING A SPARE HEAD OFF ANOTHER MOTOR $E-ARIA HAD *$ WAS THERE lRST THING ON 3UNDAY MORNING AND THE TWO OF THEM SWAPPED HEADS AFTER BASICS SUCH AS CHANGING ALL THE STUDS ETC WERE COMPLETED 9OU KNOW HOW *OHN RAN AFTER THAT &IRST IN CLASS %D &RANK (ARNDEN WAS APPARENTLY QUITE CONVINCEDTHATTHISINNOVATIVEMODIlCATION TO HIS -INI WOULD ACHIEVE MORE IN TOP SPEED THAN IT MIGHT LOSE0HOTOGRAPH BY !NDREW -ASON 0AGE 4 4( 6!2!# &%34)6!, 34/29 0(/4/3 "9 "/" (!22).'4/. #/524%39 /& 6)#4/29 ,.% -!'!:).% HEY SAY ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER AND WHILE ) DONT THINK THEY HAD -OTORSPORT IN MIND WHEN IT WAS lRST PENNED IT CERTAINLY APPLIES $UE TO SCHEDULE CONmICTS ) MISSED THE 6INTAGE !UTOMOBILE 2ACING !SSOCIATION OF #ANADAS 6!2!# ANNUAL &ESTIVAL LAST YEAR FOR THE lRST TIME IN AGES 2ETURNING THIS YEAR REMINDED ME OF WHAT A GREAT EVENT IT IS MESHING VERY NICELY THE ON TRACK ACTIVITY ABLY MANAGED BY -OSPORTS PROFESSIONAL STAFF WITH THE OFF TRACK AMBIANCE RETAINING THAT FRIENDLY CLUB ATMOSPHERE THAT ATTRACTED SO MANY OF US TO 6INTAGE 2ACING INITIALLY 4HE h,ADIESv OF 6!2!#S POT LUCK 7ELCOME 2ECEPTION &RIDAY EVENING AND 3ATURDAYS ,AWN #HAIR RACE DO MUCH TO RETAIN THE CLUB ATMOSPHERE AND EXTEND HOSPITALITY 4HE WEEKEND MARKED THE DEBUT OF TWO FRESH OUT OF THE BOX RESTORATIONS OF CARS WITH SIGNIlCANT #ANADIAN (ISTORY /N THE PRODUCTION SIDE WAS THE EX !L 0EASE h7ORKSv -'" NOW OWNED AND RESTORED BY -IKE !DAMS 0EASE A MEMBER OF THE #ANADIAN -OTOR3PORT (ALL OF &AME WAS VIRTUALLY UNBEATABLE IN THE FACTORY -'" IN THE EARLY SIXTIES (E ALSO DROVE A VARIETY OF OTHER CARS INCLUDING ,OTUS AND A 'URNEY %AGLE IN THE lRST #ANADIAN 'RAND 0RIX &ITTINGLY SINCE THIS IS THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF #AN!M THE OTHER CAR WAS THE #HINOOK -K #AN!M CAR BUILT BY THE &EJER "ROTHERS IN 4ORONTO /RIGINALLY OWNED AND DRIVEN BY .AT !DAMS IT IS NOW OWNED BY 2AY "OISSONEAU WITH THE SUPERB RESTORATION DONE BY !UTOTUNE IN THE 5+ PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITION IN CLASSES THAT "ILL RACED IN & OR THE 6INTAGE 0RODUCTION 3PORTS #AR CLASS WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE TIME HE COMPETED IN THE 4URNER -K 4HE START OF THE RACE WAS A $AVID'OLIATH 4HE lRST RACE OF THE WEEKEND WAS THE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL 4ROPHY RACE "ILL WHO WAS A LIFE LONG MOTORSPORT ENTHUSIAST lRST IN HIS NATIVE %NGLAND THEN IN #ANADA PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY IN )N ADDITION TO COMPETING ALL OVER .ORTH !MERICA AND 'OODWOOD HE WAS A PAST 0RESIDENT OF 6!2!# AND THEIR 6-# REPRESENTATIVE 4HE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UP IS AN ANNUAL AWARD PRESENTED AT THE 6!2!# 6INTAGE &ESTIVAL TO THE WINNER OF A FEATURED RACE AS DETERMINED BY THE (IRST FAMILY 4HE INTENTION OF THE AWARD IS PROMOTE CHALLENGE WITH -ARIO ,AMOTHES DIMINUTIVE BY COMPARISON @ !USTIN #OOPER CHASED BY *ACK "OXSTROMS !STON -ARTIN $" WHILE *IM &UERSTENBERGS @ -ORRIS #OOPER WAS RIGHT ON THE !STONS BUMPER /N LAP TWO THE !STON CAME BY OUT FRONT WITH THE -INI THREE WHEELING THROUGH THE CORNERS STAYING RIGHT WITH HIM 4HE NEXT TIME BY ,AMOTHE WAS BACK OUT FRONT WHILE &UERSTENBURGS -INI HAD BEEN PASSED ANOTHER QUICK -INI $AVE -ORGANS @ #OOPER 3 &UERSTENBURG HAD THE SPOT BACK ON THE FOLLOWING LAP BUT A LAP LATER HE WAS OUT AND -ORGAN WAS ALL OVER THE !STON /N LAP SEVEN OF THE NINE LAPPER -ORGAN GOT BY THE !STON AND ONCE BY MANAGED TO OPEN A SLIGHT BIT OF SPACE TO TAKE THE POSITION 2ICHARD 0OXON DRIVING HIS BEAUTIFUL 'INETTA ' DICED WITH CARS IN A FASTER 0AGE 4( 6!2!# &%34)6!, CLASS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE RACE AND WAS THE EVENTUAL WINNER OF THE SMALL BORE CLASS THAT "ILLS 4URNER WOULD HAVE COMPETED IN (E IS A DESERVING RECIPIENT OF THE "ILL (IRST -EMORIAL #UP AND *ONATHAN AND -ELISSA (IRST PROUDLY CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS SUCCESS "ALLENTINES @ 0ORSCHE TAKING OVER : TEAM BREAKING INTO THE TOP THREE 4HE %NDURO2ELAY RACE WAS THE NEXT RACE ON THE SCHEDULE AND 6!2!# PUTS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT TWIST ON THE %NDURO .OT ONLY CAN THE DRIVERS CHANGE AT THE MANDATORY PIT STOP BUT THE CARS CAN TOO A LITTLE CONFUSING WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE ORDER BUT GREAT FUN FOR THE PARTICIPANTS &ROM THE START IT WAS *EFF 3CHUR UP FRONT DOING A lNE JOB IN 4RAVIS %NGENS @ ,OTUS " .EXT WAS ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT WERE SWITCHING CARS AT THE PIT STOP !LCIDE ,ESSARD AND 0HIL 2OETTJER )M NOT SURE WHETHER ,ESSARDS @ 3PITlRE STARTED OR 2OETTJERS @ ,OTUS BUT BEHIND THEM IN THIRD WAS *OHN 3AMBROOKS @ 'INETTA ' "Y THE END OF THE lRST LAP 3CHUR WAS ALREADY PULLING AWAY FROM THE lELD "ILL "ARTLETT @ ,OTUS HAD STORMED FROM SIXTH TO CLAIM SECOND WITH THE ,ESSARD2OETTJER TEAM NOW THIRD /N LAP TWO THOUGH THE "RITISH MONOPOLY ON THE PODIUM SPOTS WAS BROKEN WITH 'ORD THIRD 4HE NEXT CHANGE AT THE TOP CAME ON LAP WHEN "ARTLETT MADE A LENGTHY PITSTOP MOVING "ALLANTINE INTO SECOND AND 2ICHARD "ROWN @ 3PITlRE INTO THIRD 7E WERE NOW APPROACHING HALFWAY WITH MOST OF THE lELD HEADING IN FOR THE MANDATORY STOPS $URING THE STOPS "ROWN TOOK OVER THE LEAD *EREMY 3ALE IN HIS hNEWv @ ,OTUS GOT AS HIGH AS SECOND WITH 4OM "ENJAMIN @ !LFA '46 AND "RIAN 4HOMAS @ -ALLOCK$AVID $ARROW @ $ATSUN 7HEN ALL THE STOPS WERE COMPLETED 3CHUR WAS WELL AHEAD OF THE lELD "ENJAMIN WAS NEXT WITH "ROWN TAKING THE lNAL SPOT ON THE PODIUM 3 UNDAY STARTED WITH A SESSION OF SHORT MINUTE SPRINTS FOR ALL RACE GROUPS WITH THE lRST OF THE DAYS FEATURES THE 4RANS!M FEATURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK .O SURPRISE HERE !NDREW -OORE IN THE EX 'ROUP @ *AGUAR 8*3 TOOK THE LEAD FROM THE START AND HELD IT TO THE CHECKER #HASING THE BIG *AG FROM THE START WERE A PAIR OF 0ORSCHE S 4ONY 'UERINS @ -ODEL AND "RUCE &ARROWS @ 3 !T THE END OF THE lRST LAP THOUGH IT WAS NOT ANOTHER 0ORSCHE lLLING 'UERINS MIRRORS BUT THE @ $ATSUN : OF 2OB -C#ORD -C#ORD LOOKED TO BE FASTER THAN 'UERIN BUT COULD NOT lND AN OPENING TO GET BY UNTIL LAP lVE /NCE BY HE WAS ABLE TO PULL SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE 0ORSCHE ! LAP LATER 4IM 3ANDERSON @ 0ORSCHE 3# WHO HAD STARTED WAY BACK IN SEVENTEENTH AND HAD BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE lELD TOOK OVER THIRD 4HE NEXT TIME BY HE WAS UP TO SECOND AND THAT WAS THE ORDER TO THE mAG 0AGE 4( 6!2!# &%34)6!, 4HE -ONOPOSTO #LASSIC RACE WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE BATTLE THAT HAD GONE ON THOUGH PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING BETWEEN 4RAVIS %NGEN @ #HEVRON "" AND -ARK (ARMER @ "RABHAM "4 5P FRONT FROM THE START IT WAS THE LOVELY SILVER @ $AIMLER 30 OF 4ED (UMPHRIES LEADING THE WAY WITH 4OM "ENJAMINS !LFA 2OMEO '46 ALL OVER HIM 4HIRD AND RIGHT IN THE lGHT WAS *OHN 4ARGETTS @ -'" 4HE lRST TIME PAST MY VANTAGE POINT AT !T THE END OF LAP ONE "ENJAMIN HAD THE LEAD "Y ,AP SIX THE mYING -INI HAD CAUGHT UP TO THE LEAD TRIO TRYING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FOR TWO LAPS BEFORE lNALLY GETTING BY 4ARGETT (E NOW HAD (UMPHRIES IN HIS SIGHTS BUT THE $AIMLER HAD TOO MUCH TORQUE OUT OF THE CORNERS AND HE RAN OUT OF TIME BUT IT WAS A GREAT RACE 4HE 7INGS AND 3LICKS RACE WAS ANOTHER mAG TO mAG DUEL WITH LESS THAN TWO SECONDS SEPARATING THE TOP THREE CARS AT THE lNISH ,EE "RAHIN @ #HEVRON " HAD THE LEAD GOING INTO TURN ONE WITH 4RAVIS %NGENS @ 2ALT 24 ALMOST BESIDE HIM AND THEN $EAN "AKERS @ ,OLA 4 !T THE END OF THE lRST LAP THE ORDER WAS UNCHANGED BUT ON LAP TWO "AKER ENJOYING HOME TRACK ADVANTAGE TOOK SECOND AND THEN A LAP LATER THE LEAD 7HILE YOU COULD THROUGH THE PROVERBIAL BLANKET OVER THE LEAD TRIO THE ORDER WAS UNCHANGED UNTIL THE NINTH LAP OF THIS ELEVEN LAP RACE WHEN %NGEN SLIPPED BY "RAHIN TO TAKE OVER SECOND 4HERE WERE NO FURTHER CHANGES BUT AS ) SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARAGRAPH IT WAS CLOSE TO THE END CORNER lVE IT WAS %NGEN OUT FRONT WITH (ARMERS NOSE ABOUT EVEN WITH HIS BACK TIRE AS THEY WENT THROUGH THE CORNER *UST BEHIND THEM ENJOYING THE ACTION WAS THE @ (AWKE $,! OF "OB -ASON 4HE NEXT TIME BY (ARMER HAD THE LEAD AND -ARC 'IROUXS @ "RABHAM "4 HAD TAKEN OVER THIRD 4HE LEAD WAS NOW SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE A LAP UNTIL LAP EIGHT WHEN %NGEN TOOK THE LEAD FOR GOOD BUT STILL DIDNT PULL AWAY CROSSING THE lNISH LINE A SCANT AHEAD OF (ARMER )N THE (ISTORIC 0RODUCTION RACE WHILE IT WAS A GOOD RACE FOR THE LEAD THE REAL EXCITEMENT WAS WATCHING $YRK "OLGERS @ !USTIN -INI WHICH HAD STARTED LAST IN TH POSITION THREE WHEELING THROUGH THE CORNERS AND SETTING THE FASTEST LAPS OF THE RACE IN HIS BID TO GET TO THE FRONT 0AGE AND WAS PULLING OUT ABOUT A SECOND A LAP ON THE lELD BUT (UMPHRIES AND 4ARGETT WERE HAVING A GREAT DICE BUT THE -' JUST COULDNT GET BY THE $AIMLER 6!2!#S NEWEST 'ROUP WAS NEXT UP !S THE NAME IMPLIES THIS IS FOR CARS AND NEWER AND IS PROVING IMMENSELY POPULAR 3ITTING ON THE POLE WAS !NDREW -OORES @ 4( 6!2!# &%34)6!, *AGUAR 8*3 WITH "LAISE #SIDAS @ #ORVETTE NEXT AND THEN THE @ "-7 #3, OF -ARCUS 'LARNER 4HERE WERE NO CHANGES ON THE LEADER BOARD FOR THE lRST LAP BUT ON LAP TWO #SIDA HAD TAKEN THE LEAD AND WAS QUICKLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE lELD )T WAS NOW #ORVETTES lRST AND THIRD WITH -IKE 0ALLADINOS @ MODEL NOW THIRD -OORE WAS MARGINALLY FASTER THAN THE #ORVETTE HOLDING SECOND TO THE END 4HE 3PORTS 2ACERS 'ROUP WAS A CLASSIC (ORSEPOWER VS HANDLING DUEL $OUG $URRELLS @ +IKI -K HAD THE GRUNT TO TAKE THE LEAD FROM THE START WITH *EFF 3CHUR @ ,OTUS " CATCHING UP VERY QUICKLY IN THE START WITH 2ICHARD 0OXON @ 'INETTA ' AND 6AN 7ORSDALE @ ,OTUS GIVING CHASE -ORGAN WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE lELD BUT ON LAP TWO HE WAS OUT WITH 0OXON TAKING OVER THE LEAD 7ORSDALE SECOND AND 2ICHARD "ROWNS @ 3PITlRE THIRD 4HE NEXT TIME BY "ROWN HAD TAKEN OVER SECOND AND WAS GIVING 0OXON A RUN FOR lRST 4HE CHASE CONTINUED BUT ON THE PENULTIMATE LAP "ROWN WAS OUT 7ORSDALE WAS BACK IN SECOND WITH !LCIDE ,ESSARDS @ 3PITlRE TAKING OVER THIRD 4HAT WAS THE ORDER TO THE lNISH A GREAT RACE TO CAP OFF A WEEKEND OF EXCITING RACING .EXT YEARS 6!2!# 6INTAGE &ESTIVAL WILL BE THE -' 6INTAGE 2ACERS &OCUS %VENT 7ITH OVER -'S EXPECTED PLUS THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ONE OF .ORTH !MERICAS MOST HISTORIC TRACKS IT IS A DONT MISS EVENT -AKE YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND EARLY SEE YOU THERE TWISTY BITS "ILL "ARTLETT @ ,OTUS HAD A lRM GRIP ON THIRD BUT COULDNT MATCH THE PACE OF THE LEADERS 3CHUR HAD THE LEAD BY THE END OF THE lRST LAP AND FROM THERE ON IN WE HAD A YOYO EFFECT WITH $URRELL CLOSING RIGHT UP ON THE STRAIGHTS BUT 3CHUR PULLING AWAY THROUGH THE CORNERS 3CHUR HELD ON TO TAKE THE WIN BUT IF THE STRAIGHT lNISH STRAIGHT HAD BEEN YARDS LONGER IT MAY HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY AS THE MARGIN OF VICTORY WAS LESS THAN HALF A SECOND 'ROUP 6INTAGE 0RODUCTION THE lNAL RACE ON THE 6INTAGE 3CHEDULE SAW $AVE -ORGAN @ -INI #OOPER 3 TAKE THE LEAD FROM THE 0AGE */% ,)'(4&//43 &%34)6!, 0(/4/ #/524%39 /& "/" (!22).'4/. ) CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH ) ENJOYED THIS YEARS &ESTIVAL ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE TROUBLE ) HAD &OR THE lRST TWO PRACTICES ON &RIDAY MY CAR WAS RUNNING TERRIBLE +EPT BORROWING BITS AND ADVICE FROM EVERYONE AROUND ME 4HANKS EVERYONE &INALLY GOT IT lXED AND WENT OUT FOR THE RD PRACTICE 4HREE LAPS IN MY HEAD GASKET LET GO JUST AS ) ENTERED CORNER EIGHT AT AROUND MPH 4HE CAR SPUN SO QUICKLY THAT IT TOOK ME A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO GET MY BALANCE AND hSHOVE BOTH FEET INv 4HAT WAS MY lRST SPIN EVER HAD FOUR WHEELS OFF A FEW TIMES AND ) MUST SAY IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH SPEED YOU SCRUB OFF GOING SIDE WAYS AND BACKWARDS ON THE PAVEMENT %NDED UP IN THE GRASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF EIGHT ) REALLY HATE TO SEE A RACE STOPPED SO ) RE lRED THE CAR THOUGHT )D BLOWN A TIRE AND SINCE THERE WERE NO CARS COMING ) CROSSED OVER TO THE INSIDE BY THE WALL 4HE CAR DIDNT SOUND TOO HEALTHY BUT ) DECIDED TO CREEP ALONG THE WALL AND EXIT TO THE PADDOCK 4ORE THE CAR APART &RIDAY STARTED PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER 3ATURDAY MORNING AT AM AND WENT OUT FOR QUALIFYING AT AM 4HREE LAPS IN ) BLOW ANOTHER HEAD GASKET !PPARENTLY WHEN YOU INSTALL !20 HEAD BOLTS FOR THE lRST TIME YOUR SUPPOSED TO STRETCH THEM THREE TIMES ) DID READ !,, THE INSTRUCTIONS BUT MISS INTERPRETED THEM 3TARTED ALL OVER AGAIN BUT DIDNT lNISH IN TIME FOR 3ATURDAY AFTERNOONS RACE MAN ) SURE SAVED A BUNCH OF MONEY ON GAS AND TIRES THIS WEEKEND !NYWAY ALL THIS ALLOWED ME TO WATCH A LOT OF YOU GUYS RACING AND WHAT A SHOW YOU PUT ON -Y HEART WAS POUNDING WE WERE YELLING AND CHEERING IT WAS BETTER THAN ANY RACING )VE WATCHED ON 46 IN AGES AND IT RECONlRMED WHY GOING TO THE 6!2!# VINTAGE FESTIVAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HIGHLIGHT IN MY YEARS BEFORE ) STARTED RACING 0AGE %XCITING MOMENTS INCLUDED 2ICHARD .AVINS PASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF TWO WATCHING $OUG $URRELL COME mYING AROUND CORNER ONE HEARING THAT BIG 6 QUICKLY PICK UP THE PACE AND HARDLY LIFT FOR TWO SEEING 2ICHARD 0OXON SUDDENLY IN lRST PLACE SEEING 4ED (UMPHRIES TAKE AN OUTRIGHT WIN IN THAT OLD $AIMLER .ATURALLY ) CANT REMEMBER IT ALL &INALLY IT WAS MY TURN TO TRY AGAIN 3UNDAY MORNING ) WAS GRIDDED RD BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL MISSING CARS SO ) STARTED SECOND LAST IN TH ) HAD HOPED TO MAKE IT AT LEAST UP TO TH OR TH BY THE END OF THE RACE SO WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN ) REALIZED ) COULD SEE )AN ,OK AND 2ICHARD .AVIN HALF WAY THROUGH MY SECOND LAP ) KEPT PUSHING HARD AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT )AN ON THE TH LAP )T TOOK ME TWO LAPS TO GET BYE ) THINK )AN ACTUALLY LET ME SLIP UNDER HIM GOING INTO THREE ! COUPLE OF LAPS LATER 2ICHARD GOT HELD UP IN lVE AND ON THE NEXT LAP ) WAS ON HIS TAIL AS WE EXITED lVE 0ULLED THE STANDARD DRAFT PASS AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WAS NOW IN TH PLACE ON THE LAST LAP 7HEN WE GOT BACK TO lVE 2ICHARD WAS ON MY TAIL AS WE EXITED lVE THANKFULLY ) HAVE A TAD MORE HORSEPOWER AND AS WE REACHED CORNER EIGHT HE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OUT BUT HE WAS ON THE INSIDE ) HAD PLANNED ON GIVING HIM ROOM TO GO SIDE BY SIDE WITH ME AS ) WOULD STILL HAVE THE ADVANTAGE IN NINE (OWEVER HE TOOK ME IN SO DEEP THAT ) HAD TO CHICKEN OUT AND CUT ACROSS TO THE APEX ) GUESS 2ICHARD HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID CONTACT SORRY 2ICHARD ) GOT PRETTY RAGGED GOING THROUGH NINE AND TEN BUT DID MANGE TO STAY AHEAD AND STAY IN TH OVERALL 3UNDAY AFTERNOON ) STARTED IN TH AS TWO CARS HAD DROPPED OUT 3O IT WAS THE 4ED (UMPHRIES $AIMLER IN FRONT ON HIS OUTSIDE WAS 4OM "ENJAMIN IN THE !LFA '46 IN RD PLACE WAS *OHN 4ARGETT IN HIS -'" AND ON HIS OUTSIDE WAS 3COTT "RAID IN THE YELLOW #ORVETTE ) NEW ) HAD TO SOMEHOW GET AHEAD OF THE #ORVETTE IN CORNER ONE 4HANKFULLY OUR START WAS GOOD AND ) WAS ABLE TO TUCK UNDER *OHNS -'" AS WE WENT INTO ONE ACTUALLY MY INSIDE TIRES WERE INSIDE THE RUMBLE STRIP AND MY CAR WASNT MUCH MORE THAN A FOOT FROM THE WALL 4HE FOUR OF US MANAGED TO PULL OUT A BIT OF LEAD ON THE 6ETTE AND THEN HE THE 6ETTE GOT TRAPPED BEHIND TWO MORE CARS COMING UP THE BACK STRAIGHT WHERE HE WOULD HAVE SURELY BLOWN MY DOORS OFF ) SPENT THE NEXT FEW LAPS TRYING TO STAY WITH *OHN AND SUCCEEDING THEN HALF WAY UP THE BACK STRETCH ) SEE $YRK "OLGERS -INI COMING ON STRONG HE HAD QUALIlED RD BUT HAD MISSED THE START ! LAP AND A HALF LATER HE BLEW BY ME AND WENT AFTER *OHN ! LAP AND HALF LATER HE DUCKED UNDER *OHN IN TWO AND *OHN AND ) CONTINUED OUR SCRAP TILL THE CHECKERED mAG 7HAT AN EXCITING lNISH TO A TERRIBLE START -Y TH PLACE lNISH WAS ALMOST AS GOOD AS WIN /N ANOTHER NOTE WHEN WE ALL CAME IN TO THE IMPOUND FOR THE TROPHY PRESENTATIONS THE EXCITEMENT WAS ELECTRIC %VERYONE WAS HYPER BUT NONE MORE THAN *OHN +INNEAR WHO HAD HAD THE BEST RACE OF HIS LIFE !PPARENTLY HE AND ,EON ,OK IN THE 6OLVO #ORNELL "ABCOCK IN THE 42 -ARTIN "EAUDRY IN HIS 'ORD "ALLANTINE IN HIS 'EOFFREY LANE IN HIS !LFA AND #LAUDE 'AGNE IN HIS ,OTUS HAD BEEN RACING IN CLOSE QUARTERS FOR THE WHOLE RACE 4(% &%*%2 #().//+ -+ 6 #!. !- #!2 " 4%84 "9 *%2%-9 3!,% 0(/4/'2!0(%$ !4 '//$7//$ "9 !54/45.% UILT BY THE &EJER "ROTHERS IN 4ORONTO THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED CAR WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED AND DRIVEN BY .AT THAT 2AY RACES IN %UROPE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND WHEN THEY FOUND THE #HINOOK PROJECT ADVERTISED FOR SALE IN !TLANTA h7E RESTORED THE #HINOOK -K lRST AS IT WAS THE MOST COMPLETE OF THE PROJECTSv SAID 2ICHARD h4HE REBUILD STARTED AT THE BARE CHASSIS WHICH REQUIRED MUCH REPAIR WORK AND PROGRESSED FROM THERE 4HE CAR WAS lNISHED JUST IN TIME FOR 'OODWOOD IN 3EPTEMBER WHERE MY FATHER RACED THE CAR AFTER 2AY BECAME STUCK IN THE 53 ON BUSINESS 4HE CAR RAN RELIABLY BUT NOT TOO QUICKLY DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY TESTING OR DEVELOPMENT TIME BEFORE HANDv 4HE CAR WAS BUILT IN BY THE &EJER "ROTHERS 'EORGE AND 2UDY -ECHANICALLY THE CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION ARE VERY -C,AREN - INmUENCED WHILE THE BODYWORK AND SIDE RADIATORS WERE #HAPARRAL INSPIRED )T WAS DRIVEN ONCE BY 'EORGE &EJER HIMSELF BEFORE BEING BOUGHT BY )RISHMAN AND #ANADIAN #HAMP .AT !DAMS )N .AT HAD BOUGHT A NEW #HINOOK -K WHICH HE RAN IN #ANADIAN .ATIONAL AND #LUB EVENTS PICKING UP NUMEROUS WINS AND GOOD PLACINGS AMONGST A FEW $.&S (E ALSO RAN THE GRUELLING -OSPORT #AN!M WHERE ALTHOUGH HE lNISHED TH AND LAST HE DID ACTUALLY lNISH SOMETHING WHICH MANY DID NOT )NTO .AT TOOK ON THE #HINOOK -K WHICH !UTOTUNE BROUGHT TO THE 6!2!# &ESTIVAL .AT RAN THE CAR IN SEVERAL 5322# RACES BUT THIS TIME RELIABILITY WAS POOR 4HE CAR THEN PASSED THROUGH VARIOUS HANDS DOING SOME VINTAGE RACING IN THE 53! IN THE EARLY S BEFORE BEING STRIPPED FOR A REBUILD THAT WAS NEVER STARTED !DAMS )T IS NOW OWNED BY 2AY "OISSONEAU OF .EW (AMPSHIRE !UTOTUNES 2ICHARD 4AYLOR SUGGESTED 2AY HAVE A LOOK AT IT 4HE SUPERB RESTORATION WAS DONE BY !UTOTUNE IN THE 5+ !FTER APPEARING AT 'OODWOOD LAST YEAR IT IS lTTING THAT IT SHOULD APPEAR AT -OSPORT DURING THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF #AN!M 2ICHARDS FATHER !NTHONY THEN mEW OUT AND VIEWED THE CARS THERE WERE ACTUALLY THREE CARS IN VARIOUS STATES OF DISREPAIR AND ADVISED 2AY IT LOOKED A GOOD PACKAGE 2AY THEN BOUGHT THE WHOLE LOT AND SHIPPED IT TO THE 5+ FOR !UTOTUNE TO RESTORE ONE BY ONE !UTOTUNE HAS LOOKED AFTER A -C,AREN -" !UTOTUNE IS A SMALL FAMILY RUN BUSINESS SPECIALIZING IN ALL TYPES OF 3PORTING AND (ISTORIC #ARS %STABLISHED IN BY !NTHONY AND #AROLYN 4AYLOR AND JOINED IN BY SON 2ICHARD THE lRM SPECIALIZES IN BOTH THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY REPLICA SPORTS CARS AND THE MAINTENANCE AND PREPARATION OF (ISTORIC 2ACING CARS 0AGE " "%!6%25. 34/29 "9 !.$2%7 #%,/63+9 0(/4/3 !&/4/3#/- EAVE2UN IS AN HOUR TOW FROM $EEP 2IVER JUST IN CASE ANYONE IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING UP THIS WAY 2ACING AT "EAVE2UN ON 3AT AND 3UN AND BEING AT WORK ON &RI AFTERNOON AND -ONDAY MORNING ISNT THE MOST CLEVER THING ) HAVE EVER DONE 5PON ARRIVAL AT "EAVE2UN ON 3UNDAY MORNING h/H MY 'OD ) CANT BELIEVE SOMEONE IS STILL RACING A &IAT SEDANv 7ELL UH THANKYOU INDEED IT IS MY lRST TIME TO "EAVE2UNv SEZ THE CLEVER 'REENIE (OWEVER BEING SOMEWHAT LATE AT ARRIVING AT THE TRACK) GET BANISHED TO SOME DISTANT HINTERLAND TO PADDOCK OR WAS IT MY CAR ! QUICK CHECK OF MY RACE GROUP 'ROUP PRODUCTION CARS OVER LITRES /+ SEEMS ) AM TO RUN WITH THE THUNDER CARS -USTANGS #AMEROS AND #OBRAS )T SEEMS 2ICHARD .AVIN -"' AND 9VON ,EPINAY $ATSUN ALSO WERE GRIDDED WITH THE OVER LITRE THUNDER CARS 7HILE THE BIG BORE DRIVERS ADHERED TO THE VINTAGE DRIVER ATTITUDE THEIR SIZE AND SPEED DIFFERENTIAL DOWN THE STRAIGHTS WAS A WEE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE ALTHOUGH ) MANAGED TO OUTQUALIFY ONE OF THE -USTANG '4 CARS AND 2ICHARD MANAGED A SPOT EVEN FURTHER UP THE lELD 9VON UNFORTUNATELY CONTINUED TO CHANGE HEAD GASKETS /VER ON THE OPEN WHEEL GRIDS TRACK ANNOUNCEMENTh/URPOLESITTERFORTHE 0AGE WEEKEND IS $OUG %LCOMB IN THE & DROP TANK $EROSSI 3PECIALv $OUG BATTLED ALL WEEKEND FOR THE lRST OR SECOND SPOT )N 'ROUP SPORTS RACERS UNDER LITRES WHERE 2ICHARD 9VON AND MYSELF WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BE 6!2!# WAS REPRESENTED BY &RED 3AMPSON ,OTUS %LAN AND -ARYO ,AMOTHE -INI -ARYOS -INI DID NOT HAVE TO lGHT WITH AN !STON -ARTIN AS AT THE &ESTIVAL FOR TOP SPOT 4HIS TIME IT WAS A *AGUAR 8+ &RED PLACED IN THE TOP THIRD 4HE MOCK GRID AT "EAVE2UN IS SET UP SO THAT ONES CAR IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY COMPETITORS CARS 3O STARTING MY CAR ON THE MOCK GRID WHEN THE THUNDER CARS WERE ALREADY RUNNING WAS AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE %VEN WITH MY OPEN EXHAUST ) JUST COULD NOT HEAR MY CAR RUN !ND AS THE THUNDER CARS JUST SHOOK MY CAR ) COULDNT EVEN FEEL THE VIBRATION FROM MY ENGINE "UT IF ) STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE THE TACH NEEDLE WOULD MOVE SO ) GUESS MY CAR WAS RUNNING /N 3ATURDAY AFTERNOON WE RACED WITH THE THUNDER CARS 4HE BEST ) COULD MANAGE WAS TO KEEP THE LAST OF THE THUNDER CARS WITHIN SIGHT !T MINUTES IT WAS A RELATIVELY LONG RACE ESPECIALLY BEING ON A NEW TRACK 2ICHARD PLACED TH MYSELF TH OF THE TWENTY lNISHING CARS "UT WE SURVIVED WITHOUT GETTING RUN OVER /N 3UNDAY *OHN 'REENWOOD ARRANGED FOR 2ICHARD AND ) TO SWITCH TO 'ROUP MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AND A LOT MORE FUN (IGHLIGHT /N THE 3UNDAY MORNING RACE THE GREEN THING STARTS FROM THE VERY BACK OF THE GRID STARTERS AS ) HAVE NO QUALIFYING TIME FOR 'ROUP &INISHED IN TH SPOT 4HAT MADE THE WHOLE WEEKEND WORTHWHILE 4HEN ON 3UNDAY AFTERNOON DID IT ALL OVER AGAIN AS GRID POSITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED 4HAT WAS THE MOST CARS ) EVER PASSED )T IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO PASS IN THE CORNERS 7ATCH THE HABITS OF THE CAR IN FRONT AND CALCULATE A CORRESPONDING MOVE 9OU CAN SEE WHICH DRIVERS LIKE TO DRIFT WIDE TO THE CORNERS EXIT SO PASS INSIDE ON THE CORNER EXIT 9OU CAN SEE WHICH DRIVERS LIKE TO BRAKE EARLY INTO THE CORNER SO BRAKE LATE AND PASS ON ENTERING THE CORNER 5NFORTUNATELY TRANSMISSION DIFlCULTIES STARTED TAKING A TOLL ON 3UNDAY AFTERNOON TIMES AS IT BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFlCULT TO GET INTO GEAR (OWEVER FOUR DAYS AT -OSPORT AND TWO DAYS AT "EAVE2UN WITHOUT MISSING ANY LAPS IN ANY SESSIONS WAS AN EXCELLENT RUN !LSO SAW 2ICHARD BRIEmY AS HE CHARGED HIS WAY THROUGH THE lELD ) ALSO SUSPECT 2ICHARD WAS HAVING FUN WORKING HIS WAY THROUGH TRAFlC 4HE 3UNDAY MORNING OFlCIAL RESULTS SHOWED h&ASTEST 2ACE ,AP BY !NDREW #ELOVSKY CAR v ) AM SURE THAT WAS A TIMING ERROR "UT IT SURE LOOKS GOOD ON THE OFlCIAL PRINTOUT AND THERE IS THAT CHANCE ) HAD A MIRACLE LAP h4HATS A COOL CARv WAS THE PARTING WORDSFROMTHEGRIDMARSHAL!PRETTY NICE WAY TO END THE WEEKEND AND A PRETTY FRIENDLY BUNCH AT "EAVE2UN 7 4(% !, 0%!3% -'" 2%452.3 HAT A RUSH IT WAS )T WILL TAKE MONTHS TO WIPE THE SMILE OFF MY FACE )T WAS A MARVELOUS EVENT OVERALL GENERALLY DUE TO A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE 3TEVE AND !NDY -OORE WITH THE EX 4ULLIUS 4RANS!M *AGUAR OFFERED TO BE PIT NEIGHBOURS )T TURNED OUT WE COULD NOT HAVE PICKED A BETTER SPOT AND THEN WHEN 4ED AND -ARY (UMPHRIES ARRIVED WITH THE $AIMLER 30 WE KNEW WE HAD FOUND SOME GREAT FRIENDS 4%84 -)+% !$!-3 0(/4/3 "/" (!22).'4/. COMMENT WAS hNICE CAR ) USED TO HAVE ONE JUST LIKE THISv (E HAS A CLEVER WIT (E CONSTANTLY CHANGING THEY WOULDNT HAVE GIVEN UP THE TIME TO LET HIM OUT EVEN IF ) HINTED IT WOULD LOOK GREAT DRIVING AROUND 4ENNESSEE AND ) MADE A BET WITH !L THAT IF HE WAS ABLE TO GO OUT AND BEAT MY QUALIFYING TIME HE COULD TAKE THE CAR HOME HAD NOT CRASHED ! LOT OF 6!2!# MEMBERS WERE EXTREMELY HELPFUL *OE ,IGHTFOOT WAS GREAT PARADING ME AROUND FOR A FEW LAPS TO HELP lND THE TRACK *OHN +INNEAR 2ICHARD .AVIN *OHN 'REENWOOD *EREMY 3ALE 0HIL ,AMONT AND MANY OTHERS ALL MADE ME FEEL VERY WELCOME AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL )T WAS A BIT OF A MOB SCENE WHEN !L 0EASE ARRIVED BUT ) HOPE SOME OF YOU WERE ABLE TO MEET THE MAN 7HAT A MEMORABLE OCCASION FOR ME ) WAS INTRODUCED TO HIS MANY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE WITH HIM AND HAVE PROMISED TO GIVE THEM THE DIGITAL RECORD ) HAVE OF !LS EARLY CAREER ) GAVE !L THE HARD COPY ) WAS COMING BACK TO THE PADDOCK AFTER QUALIFYING AND HARDLY HAD TIME TO GET MY GLOVE OFF TO SHAKE HIS HAND (IS lRST 3O OUR JOKE WAS THAT ) CRASHED IT SO HE WOULD NOT GET THAT OPPORTUNITY )T WAS ACTUALLY TOO BAD HE NEVER GOT THE LAP ) PROMISED HIM BUT ON A RACE DAY WITH THE SCHEDULE !L AND ) DID MANAGE ABOUT AN HOUR OF MORE RELAXED CHAT WITH *OHN 7RIGHT AND 0HIL ,AMONT AT THE TRAILER ON 3UNDAY DURING A LONG DELAY TO CLEAN UP THE TRACK WHEN OIL WAS SPEWED FROM CORNER ONE TO CORNER FOUR 4HE hINCIDENTv IT WAS JUST DUMB ON MY PART BUT AFTERWARDS ) WALKED ACROSS TO THE SPECTATOR FENCE AND GOT A BIG HUG FROM !L 0EASE 4OW PERSONNEL WERE GREAT AND ASKED IF ) WAS HURT 3OMEHOW RACE CONTROL RECEIVED A REPORT ABOUT THROWING MY HELMET ) HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT AS THERE IS ./ 7!9 THAT HAPPENED ) DONT HAVE A TANTRUM PERSONALITY 4HE CAR IS NOT BAD GENERALLY COSMETIC DAMAGE AS IT STILL MOVES UNDER ITS OWN POWER )T WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR WITH THE BLOWER AND THE BIGGER WHEELS 4HANKS TO ALL INVOLVED AND %SPECIALLY "IG 4HANKS TO THE BEST #REWMEMBER IN THE WORLD 'ARY 4HOLL 03 ) NEVER DID lND A GOOD LOCAL RED ALE SO SETTLED FOR /LD 3PECKLED (ENv 0AGE 4(% !44/ #(!,,%.'% #/.4 THE LEAD A LITTLE PAST THE HALF WAY MARK OF THIS MINUTE RACE 0ETER MANAGED TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH "LAISE BUT WAS NEVER ABLE TO MOUNT A SERIOUS CHALLENGE 3ATURDAY TO REPAIR A CYLINDER HEAD AND PISTON &RANK SUFFERED REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST -ALCOM ALSO HAD TO RETIRE !LSO .ICK -AJORS IN ANOTHER 3TRUDWICK #ORVETTE SUDDENLY FOUND HIMSELF WITH STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS AND PARKED IT INTO A TIRE BARRIER 5NFORTUNATELY THIS CAUSED A DELAY IN THE RACE AS THEY HAD TO LIFT THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TRACK 4HE DRIVERS WERE MAINLY VERY COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL ON THE TRACK AND THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS )N THE MEANTIME 472S RARE #OSWORTH "ENZ AT SPEED *OHN &ARANO IN A WAS A FEW CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF THE POLE SITTER SISTER CAR TO 0ETER +LUTTS AND THE STARTER WISELY WAVED THEM OFF STARTED FROM LAST PLACE 4HE NEXT TIME AROUND SAW A SMARTER LINE DUE TO A YELLOW mAG UP AND THE 'REEN WAS THROWN 4HIS CREATED INFRACTION ON 3ATURDAY A THUNDEROUS NOISE AND THE FANS WERE PLACING HIM AT THE BACK STANDING TO WATCH THE TURN ONE ACTION AS AND MANAGED TO WORK HIS THE POWERFUL #ORVETTES MELODIC -S THE WAY CLEANLY INTO FOURTH 'ROUP *AGUAR 8*3 AND THE REST OF THE lELD OVERALL AND SECOND IN CLASS *OHN HAD THE ALL RACED FOR POSITION BIGGEST GRIN ON HIS FACE !FTER A DELAY IN THE INITIAL PART OF THE RACE WHEN ) SAW HIM HEADING 0ETER +LUTT AND "LAISE #SIDA GOT DOWN TO TOWARD VICTORY PODIUM THE BUSINESS OF RACING 0ETER HAD TAKEN THE LEAD INTO CORNER ONE AT THE START AND "LAISE 4HINGS WENT FAIRLY WELL IN THE RACE CONSIDERING STAYED WITH HIM *OHN #OSGROVE PULLS AWAY FROM 2ICK (IGGINS THE PROXIMITY OF THE %VENTUALLY IT SEEMED 0ETERS BIAS 'OODYEAR CONCRETE WALLS (OWEVER 2OCCO -ARCIELLO REPORTED AS A RESULT OF SLOWER TRAFlC TIRES WERE STARTING TO FADE AND "LAISE MOVED EXPERIENCED A PUNCTURE TO HIS LEFT REAR TIRE 4HE 6ICTORY 0ODIUM WAS THE PLACE TO BE TO THE INSIDE OF 0ETER IN TURN ONE TO TAKE ON THE BACK STRAIGHT WITH ONLY A HALF LAP TO AFTER THE RACE WITH THE !44/ GIRLS ESCORTING GO AND VEERED EACH OF THE DRIVERS ONTO THE PODIUM FOR HARD INTO THE PICTURES AND THEN THE #HAMPAGNE SHOWER WALL lNISHING ENSUED WITH A LOT OF EXUBERANCE HIS DAY 4HIS EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE - A L C O M FANS THE SPONSORS THE 4ORONTO 'RAND 0RIX 3TRACHAN AND !SSOCIATION AND OF COURSE THE DRIVERS AND &RANK &USILLO CREW HAD A COMING TOGETHER VERY 4IME 7ARP 2ACING WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF EARLY ON AFTER THE WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM "!2# AND &RANK HAD #!3# FOR WHICH WITHOUT THEIR HELP WE COULD WORKED UNTIL NOT HAVE PULLED THIS OFF AND THE 4ORONTO -IDNIGHT ON 'RAND 0RIX !SSOCIATION FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY "LAISE #SIDAS #ORVETTE LEADS -ARCUS AND !RAM IN -S -ALCOLM 0AGE 3TRACHAN IN A #ORVETTE AND 2OCCO -ARCIELLO IN HIS 4RIUMPH ! ! 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